Polizey der Industrie, oder, Abhandlung von den Mitteln, den Fleiss der Einwohner zu ermuntern, : welcher die Königl. Gross-Brittanische Societät der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen i. J. 1766. den Preis zuerkannt hat. /
Guden, Philipp Peter,1722-1794.
Societas Regia Scientiarum Gottingensis.
Braunschweig, : Im Verlag der Fürstlichen Waysenhaus-Buchhandlung,
1768..
First edition of a dissertation on the active encouragement of industry and commerce written by a Hanoverian civil servant and prolific author on insurance mathematics and political economy. Guden covers the entire field of political economy from monetary theory to infrastructure (roads, factories, and the banking system). Of particular interest are his comments on how to encourage productivity. The author quotes Voltaire, Hume and John Locke as well as comparing the state of the economy in Germany with developments in Britain, France and Switzerland.
Industrial policy
Industrial productivity
Economic policy
Germany Braunschweig