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Excerpt from The Australian and Californian Gold Discoveries, and Their Probable Consequences; Or an Inquiry Into the Laws Which Determine the Value and Distribution of the Precious Metals
With reference to the nature of the effects Which are likely to be produced by the increased, and increasing, supplies of gold, many popular errors and misconceptions are abroad. To correct these being one of the objects I had in view, I have found it necessary to begin with a statement of elementary principles, and an exposition of the nature and functions of money. This I have eu deavoured to do, in the introductory letters of the series, in such a way as to render the subject intelligible to those who have not previously devoted much of their attention to it, and to Whom the discussions of Political Economy generally are in some measure new. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
