从威廉·佩蒂，到布阿吉尔贝尔，魁奈，斯密都对农业的基础地位和作用作过有见地的，甚至是开创性的论述。
The classical economists , from William Petty to Boisguillebert , Quesnay and Adam Smith , all discussed the essential role of agriculture in great detail and some discussions were unprecedented .
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