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Introduction / Gilles Jacoud -- Extracts From The Catechism Of Political Economy / Jean-baptiste Say -- Of Money -- Of The Representative Signs Of Money -- Of Monies: Extracts From The Complete Course In Practical Political Economy / Jean-baptiste Say -- Of The Nature And Uses Of Money -- Of The Material Of Money -- Of The Foundation Of The Value Of Monies -- Why The Value Of Silver Did Not Decrease More Following The Discovery Of America -- Of The Relative Value Of Different Metals Used As Money -- Of The Manufacture Of Metallic Monies -- Of The Profit It Is Possible To Make From The Manufacture Of Coinage -- Of The Attempts Which Have Been Made To Have A Measure Of Values -- Of The Value Of Precious Metals Compared With That Of Wheat, From Ancient Times -- Evaluation Of Historical Amounts -- Of Paper Monies -- Of The Representative Signs Of Money: Extracts From The Complete Course In Practical Political Economy / Jean-baptiste Say -- General Characteristics Of Representative Signs -- Of Trust Notes And Banks Of Circulation -- Abuse Of Banks Of Circulation -- Of Deposit Banks And Party Transfers -- Of Promissory Notes, Bills Of Exchange And Foreign Exchange -- Extracts From A Treatise On Political Economy / Jean-baptiste Say -- Extracts From Editions 1, 2 And 3 Of A Treatise On Political Economy -- Extracts From Editions 5 And 6 Of A Treatise On Political Economy -- Manuscripts, Notes And Varied Texts / Jean-baptiste Say -- Tribunat: Report Made On Behalf Of The Finance Section On The Projected Law Concerning The Recoinage Of Monies -- Notes On Henri Storch's Cours D'économie Politique -- Of The Commercial Crisis In England -- Extracts From Correspondence -- Plan For A New Money In Ricardo's Style -- Of Deposit Banks And Party Transfers -- Of The Debasement Of Monies -- Chronological Table / Gilles Jacoud. Gilles Jacoud. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.