Jean-François Melon
Jean-François Melon | |
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Political Essay upon Commerce (1754) | |
| Born | 1675 |
| Died | 1738 Paris, France |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 18th-century philosophy |
| Main interests | Political economy |
Jean-François Melon (French: [məlɔ̃]; 1675–1738) was a French political economist, considered one of the precursors of the Physiocracy movement. According to István Hont, his Political Essay upon Commerce was the most widely available defense of luxury in France in the early 18th century.