An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy (Vol. 1 of 2) Being an essay on the science of domestic policy in free nations. In which are particularly considered population, agriculture, trade, industry, money, coin, interest, circulation, banks, exchange, public credit, and taxes

Before I enter upon this second book, I must premise a word of connexion, in order to conduct the ideas of my reader by the same way through which the chain of my own thoughts,...

If any thing necessary or useful is found wanting, if any thing provided is lost or misapplied, if any servant, any animal, is supernumerary or useless, if any one sick or infir...

In an inquiry like this, where, at almost every step, we find it branching out into new relations, which lead to different chains of consequences, it is of use to have recourse...

CHAP. I. Of money of accompt, 526 What money is —— Definitions —— Money a scale for measuring value, —— Principles which determine the value of things 527 Prices not regulated b...

CHAP. XXIII. When a nation, which has enriched herself by a 328 reciprocal commerce in manufactures with other nations, finds the balance of trade turn against her, it is her in...

CHAP. X. Of the consequences which result from the 50 reparation of the two principal classes of a people, the farmers and the free hands, with regard to their dwelling,

This book, which treats of money, contains such variety of matter, that I have found an advantage in dividing it into two parts. In the first, the principles are deduced and app...