Jean-Baptiste Say (1776-1832)

                                 珍比堤賽爾

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                 Biography                                                           生平

               - Born in France                                                   - 出生於法國

               - Started as a businessman.                                 - 初為商人

               - Developed an interest in Economics                - 於十九世紀初期對經濟學感興

                   in the early 19th century.                                   趣

               - Influenced by the work of Adam Smith.         - 受亞當斯密影響

               - Good friends of D. Ricardo and T. Mathus.    - 為李嘉圖及馬爾薩斯好友

               - An advocate of free market                                - 為自由市場之擁護者 

               - Held a practical and optimistic approach        - 持樂觀及實際的態度

               - Promoted extreme laissez-faire policy                  - 提倡極端自由貿易政策

               - Lectured at the College de France in 1831       - 一八三一年於法國大學任教

                  Important work                                                    重要作品

                - Divided factors of production into                    - 把生產因素分為土地,勞工,資

                    land, labour, capital and entrepreneur             本和企業家

                - Say's law - 'Supply creates its own demand'   - 賽爾定律供應創造需求

                   *Economy can restore to its full employment.  *社會能自動回復充分就業

                 Theories we have to learn                                    我們需要學習的理論

                - Four kinds of factors of production (S4, S6)     - 四種生產因素 (中四,中六)

                - Say's law (S7)                                                       - 賽爾定律 (中七)

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