312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1966. This book deals with the history of the National Debt as a continuous development extending Over very nearly two hundred and forty years, with the intention of considering the attitude of writers towards current financial problems rather than to discuss general financial theory.
I THE ORIGIN OF THE DEBT II THE SINKING FUND III CONSOLIDATION. THE ORIGIN OF THE STOCKS IV THE SEVEN YEARS WAR AND THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE V EIGHTEENTH. CENTURY VIEWS ON THE DEBT. VI THE REVIVAL OF THE SINKING FUND VII THE WAR WITH FRANCE-I VIII THE WAR WITH FRANCE-II IX THE ABANDONMENT OF THE SINKING FUND X 1830-60 XI TERMINABLE ANNUITIES XII Two AND A HALF PER CENT. XIII WAR AND POST-WAR BORROWINGS XIV THE PROBLEM OF REPAYMENT
Biography
Eric L. Hargreaves Oriel College, Oxford