A DEFENCE OF USURY

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Originally published in 1787 this collection of letters argues against government control of the rate of interest.Originally published in 1787 this work by the utilitarian philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham (17481832) champions the liberty of making ones own terms in money bargains and argues against government control of the rate of interest. It includes a letter to Adam Smith in response to his Wealth of Nations (1776).Originally published in 1787 this work by the utilitarian philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham (17481832) champions the liberty of making ones own terms in money bargains and argues against government control of the rate of interest. It includes a letter to Adam Smith in response to his Wealth of Nations (1776).The utilitarian philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham (17481832) argues in this collection of letters for the cessation of government control of the rate of interest. The work first appeared in 1787 and is reissued here in the version published in Dublin in 1788. The final letter addressed to Adam Smith is a response to Smiths Wealth of Nations (1776) arguing against the limits to inventive industry forced by the restriction on rates. Throughout the work is Benthams emphasis on the value both ethical and practical of allowing private citizens to regulate their own financial dealings. Bentham offers a sophisticated philosophical economic and political analysis of usury and in so doing provides a template for a wider liberal view. Influential at the time of publication the work still retains its significance in making a case for the proper relationship between the individual and the state.Letters: 1. Introduction: Letter 2. Reasons for restraint prevention of usury: Letter 3. Reasons for restraint prevention of prodigality: Letter 4. Reasons for restraint prevention of indigence: Letter 5. Reasons for restraint protection of simplicity: Letter 6. Mischiefs of the antiusurious laws: Letter 7. Efficacy of antiusurious laws: Letter 8. Virtual usury allowed: Letter 9. Blackstone considered: Letter 10. Grounds of the prejudices against usury: Letter 11. Compound interest: Letter 12. Maintenance and champerty: Letter 13. To Dr Smith on projects in arts &c.

Data Publikacji: 2014-03-20
Wymiary: 216 mm 140 mm 14 mm 320 gr