Proposals for an economical and secure currency: with observations on the profits of the bank of england, as they regard the public and the proprietors of bank stock
Auteur :
Ricardo, David
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108075459
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 0,8 cm
Poids :
180 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This work, published in 1816 and followed by this second edition the same year, considers the problem of the national debt, and whether paper money should in principle be exchanged for gold bullion rather than for minted coins. Ricardo also suggests here the creation of an independent national bank.