Making available in English some texts by the eminent French economist, this volume present extracts from Catechism of Political Economy, Complete Course in Practical Political Economy, and A
Treatise on Political Economy as well as a selection of articles and notes. Jacoud (economics, U. of Saint-Etienne, France) provides a lengthy introduction and appends a chronological table.
Topics include the nature and uses of money, why the value of silver did not decrease more following the discovery of America, the manufacture of metallic monies, the profit possible from the
manufacture of monies, and representative signs of money, among others. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
