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Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

DEFINITIONS OF: Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

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n French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781)

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economic expert, economist
an expert in the science of economics
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