Nicholas Barbon on a Discourse of Trade 1690 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Barbon, Nicholas

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ISBN 10 : 1330124995 ISBN 13 : 9781330124994

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how trade shapes wealth, power, and national strength in a pivotal 17th‑century treatise.

This edition presents a clear, accessible look at Barbon’s argument that commerce is essential to a nation’s riches and security, and that the rules of trade affect land, money, and governance.

The work explains what trade is, how markets move, and why a country’s staples—whether native or foreign—drive its prosperity. It also surveys how different nations exchange goods, how money and credit work, and why interest rates matter for farmers, merchants, and rulers alike. Readers will see Barbon compare empires, armor, and armaments with the needs of commerce, and how policy can either promote growth or hinder it.

• Understand the basic concepts of trade, stock, and wares
• Learn how price, money, and credit influence everyday business
• See why geography, climate, and staple commodities matter
• Compare English and Dutch trading practices and their effects on national wealth

Ideal for readers of early economic thought and those curious about the historical roots of global trade and its link to state power.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Nicholas Barbon on a Discourse of Trade 1690

The Greatness and Riches of the United Provinces, and States of Venice, Consider'd, with the little Tract of Ground that belongs to either of their Territories, sufficiently Demonstrate the great Advantage and Profit that Trade brings to a Nation.

And since the Old Ammunition and Artillery of the Grecians and Romans are grown out of Use; such as Stones, Bows, Arrows, and battering Rams, with other Wooden Engines, which were in all Places easily procured or made: And the Invention of Gunpowder hath introduced another sort of Ammunition and Artillery, whose Materials are made of Minerals, that are not to be found in all Countries; such as Iron, Brass, Lead, Salt-petre, and Brimstone; and therefore where they are wanting, must be procured by Traffick. Trade is now become as necessary to Preserve Governments, as it is useful to make them Rich.

And notwithstanding the great Influence, that Trade now hath in the Support and Welfare of States and Kingdoms, yet there is nothing more unknown, or that Men differ more in their Sentiments, than about the True Causes that raise and promote Trade.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330124995
• ISBN 13: 9781330124994
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 56
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