Wing Tang Wong

First published by George Allen & Unwin in the 1950s, this collection reprints three classic volumes on Jeremy Bentham's economic writings. Also including historical introductions and collections of passages from Bentham's non-economic writings, this is an essential resource for students and researchers alike.Volume 1 covers the period 1787-1795 and contains The Defence of Usury, the Manual of Political Economy in its authentic form, and two financial treaties that reflect Bentham's work to find a way in which government could be carried on without taxation.Volume 2 contains all the writings that are grouped around Bentham's boldest idea-the proposal of a "circulating currency"-a government sponsored currency, which would be both a kind of savings certificate and a kind of paper money. The roots of this proposal are illustrated in two pamphlets from 1794-96, along with subsequent pamphlets and discussions, which show Bentham's unsuccessful negotiations with the treasury on thismatter.Volume 3 takes as its main theme the demand for the legislative control of the banking trade, with the aim of preventing the inflationary reduction of fixed incomes.For a full list of contents, e-mail reference@routledge-ny.com.