Wheatley, John, An essay on the theory of money and principles of commerce

(London :  Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, by W. Bulmer and Co.,  1807-1822.)

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X                                            CONTENTS.

The Fallacy of his whole Reasoning                 -                 •                 14

The Inquiry of Dr. Adam Smith into the Nature and Causes of the

Wealth of Nations, published in 1775            -           -           -         ib.

His uniform Observation of the Distiuction between Money and

Wealth               -               -               -                .              -              15

His Conviction of a latent Principle, that regulated in all Countries

the Amount of their Currency               _              •              -             /^^

This Principle, the Action of Money in Conformity to the Purport

of its Institution, as an uniform Measure of Value              -              16

His Failure to attain to this Principle            -            .             -            jg

The inefficient Positions, which he adduced instead of it            -          19

Their Inadequacy to refute the Theory of the Balance of Ti'adc          22

The same Inability with Mr. Hume to account for the Excess of

Exports               -----            23

The Failure of his Efforts to accomplish the Refutation           -            24

The Misconception of the Principle af the Litnitation of Money
equally fatal to the whole of his Inquiry on the Subject of Cir¬
culation               -----            2r
His Disacquaintance with the Theory of Exchange         -          -          ib,

,--------------------------with the Cause of the Efflux and Influx of

Money               -               -               -               -               -              26

— with the Principle that governs the Price of
 

Bullion               -               .                                -               -            lb,

and with the Principle that regulates the Circu¬
 

lation of Paper                -                .               -                -                ^j

His consequent Inadvertence to the Depreciation of Money        -         28

His general Merit               .                -               -               -                29
 

CHAPTER n.

On the Functions of Money.

The present commercial Policy of Europe, directed to the Accumu¬
lation of Money                 -                -                -                -                 *»(>

The fundamental Principles advanced to shew the Ertor of this
Policy            -             -             ----/>

1st. Principle, that an Increase of the nationaJ Stock <rf S|>^oie i« an
Increase of Currency, and not of Capital                     -                    /;,
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