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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

Chapter 1: AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL OECONOMY: BEING AN ESSAY ON THE SCIENCE OF Domestic Policy in Free Nations.
By Sir James Steuart
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The essay presents a systematic examination of domestic political economy, analyzing how population, agriculture, trade, and industry interact with money, coinage, interest, circulation, banks, exchange, public credit, and taxation. It combines theoretical principles with practical observations to trace causal links between production, monetary systems, credit institutions, and fiscal arrangements, showing how these elements shape trade, industry, and national resources. Organized as a reasoned inquiry rather than a handbook of institutions, it seeks to reduce complex policy questions to coherent principles and to illustrate the consequences of different economic structures and regulations.

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Title: An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy (Vol. 1 of 2)

Author: Sir James Steuart

Release date: October 3, 2019 [eBook #60411]
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AN
INQUIRY
INTO THE
PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL OECONOMY:
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.
By Sir JAMES STEUART, Bart.
Ore trahit quodcumque potest atque addit acervo. Hor. Lib. I. Sat. 1.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
Printed for A. Millar, and T. Cadell, in the Strand.
MDCCLXVII.