Areas Quote by Jean-Baptiste Say
“The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Treatise on Political Economy, 1803
Entrepreneurs reallocate resources from low‑productivity to high‑productivity sectors, increasing overall economic output.
In simple terms: Entrepreneurs move resources to more productive uses.
Encourage innovation and market flexibility.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- business startups
- industrial restructuring
- technology adoption
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What incentives best promote productive reallocation?
- How can policy avoid stifling entrepreneurial risk?
Market failures can hinder efficient reallocation.