The Law, the State, and other political writings, 1843-1850 / Frédéric Bastiat ; Jacques de Guenin, general editor ; translated from the French by Jane Willems and Michel Willems ; with an introduction by Pascal Salin.

With hard- and supercover

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reflections on the petitions from Bordeaux, Le Havre, and Lyons relating to the Customs Service -- The tax authorities and wine -- On the wine-growing question -- Property and law -- Justice and fraternity -- Individualism and fraternity -- The state -- The state (draft ) -- The law -- Property and plunder -- Baccalaureate and socialism -- Protectionism and communism -- Plunder and law -- The war against chairs of political economy -- Peace and freedom or the republican budget -- Discourse on the tax on wines and spirits -- The repression of industrial unions -- Reflections on the amendment of M. Mortimer-Ternaux -- Parliamentary conflicts of interest.