Essay on the Nature of Trade in General
| Author | Richard Cantillon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Political economy |
| Publication place | Ireland |
Essay on the Nature of Trade in General (French: Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général) is a book about economics by Richard Cantillon written around 1730, and published in French in 1755. This book was considered by William Stanley Jevons to be the "cradle of political economy".