Introduction

Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) was not only one of the major economists of his period, but he remains, following Evert Schoorl’s expression, ‘alive after 200 years’ (Schoorl 2013: 166).1 Recognized as one of the founders of economic science, he left his name on the famous law of markets (known in French as Say’s law, ‘loi de Say’)2 which fueled the economic thought ‘during the past two centuries’ (Kates 2003: 8), and contemporary economists continue to adhere to his thinking.