Jeremy Bentham

A Defence of Usury

Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains, in a Series of Letters to a F

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1787, this collection of letters argues against government control of the rate of interest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781108066945
• ISBN-10: 1108066941
• Artikelnr.: 40556019

Inhaltsangabe

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 anti-usurious laws
Letter 7. Efficacy of anti-usurious 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.