Money and Political Economy in the Enlightenment

by Daniel Carey

The development of political economy as a philosophical preoccupation constitutes a defining feature of the Enlightenment, but no consensual agreement on this issue was formed in the period. In this book contributors reassess the conflicting views on money, trade, banking, and the role of the State in the work of leading figures such as Locke, Davenant, Toland, Berkeley and Smith, and Smith's critics in revolutionary France.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0729411389
• ISBN13: 9780729411387
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Voltaire Foundation
• Length: 272 Pages