Parution le 5 novembre 2026 aux éditions Arnaud Franel, dans la collection Turgot, du livre (200 pages, 20 €))
coordonné par Jean-Jacques Pluchart et préfacé par Augustin de Romanet de Beaune
This book marks the 40th anniversary of the Turgot Prize, which gives it the status of one of the oldest and most prestigious French-language prizes in economics. The authors recall the rules of action that were proposed, 250 years ago, by Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot and Adam Smith, the two pioneers of economic and social social liberalism. Their lessons have inspired the greatest economists, as well as the winners of the Turgot Prize and the authors of this book. This book draws a parallel between the technical, economic and social transformations observed in the Age of Enlightenment and those faced by France today. The authors analyse the economic crises, budgetary and financial excesses, as well as the infringements on sovereignty affecting France, and then they then call for a collective resurgence, being aware of the difficulties of reconciling the State with the market, growth with social equity, innovation with regulation, the planning of energy and ecological transitions and ecological transitions with the management of pandemic, financial and geopolitical crises, and the management of these crises through democratic governance. Amid the current abundance of pre-election publications, this book stands out by its universality (it addresses the main current concerns of French people), by its impartiality (it provides historical context and compares the current economic programs of political movements) and by its educational value (it revisits some of the fundamental principles of economics). Through the rigor of their analyses and the viability of their proposals, the great economists of yesteryear and their modern-day custodians of memory – including the winners of the Turgot Prize – remind voters and elected representatives of their responsibilities of our nation-state.
The following contributed to the writing of this book: Philippe Alezard, Florence Angles, Nadia Antonin, Philippe Alezard, Jean-Louis Chambon, Dominique Chesneau, Benoît Frayer, Sophie
Friot, Isabelle Job-Bazille, Denis Molho, Jean-Jacques Pluchart, Hubert
Rodarie, Kathleen Wantz O’Rourke.
Arnaud Franel éditions 27-29 Rue Raffet, 75016 Paris.