The Government of Poland

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. The Government of Poland. Edited and translated by Willmoore Kendall. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, 1985. Originally completed in 1772.

Commissioned by a Polish political leader who sought advice about how to best structure and reform the Polish government, Considerations on the Government of Poland (1772) represented Rousseau’s attempt to apply the abstract principles of The Social Social Contract to concrete political problems.

Online:
Hackett Publishing
Amazon
Liberty Fund (Read Free Online)