Physiocrats (jan 1, 1068 – jan 1, 1167)

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Led by Francois Quesnay, they believed that the primary role of the government was to protect property and to permit its owners to use it freely. They argued that agriculture was the basis on which all economic production was dependent and favored the consolidation of small peasant holdings into larger, more efficient farms.

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