----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- May be the translator's foreword of the German translation of the first edition of Say's Traité [1803] will be helpful for your research topic. The [1803] edition of the Traité is sometimes referred to as a popular "remake" of Smith's WoN. It has been translated by Ludwig H. Jakob and was published in 1807 (1806?) in Halle und Leipzig at Ruffsche Verlagshandlung. As far as I remember the foreword, Jakob maintains a high opinion of both Smith's and Say's economics. Another aspect may be discovered by analyzing the activities of Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi Jacobi as an economic advisor in Munich, were he tried to introduce economic reforms originating in Smith's WoN. (I only know this from a personal conversation with the head of the Jacobi-Research-Institute at Bamberg University, Dr. A. Mues). If you plan to follow this thread, you can contact him at [log in to unmask]). All the best, Stefan Hopp Bamberg University ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]