1st Edition

Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of Microfinance

By Bruce H. Yenawine Copyright 2010
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    232 Pages
    by Routledge

    In life, Benjamin Franklin sought to manage debt, organize credit, build capital and promote virtue. After death, he continued this work by leaving a codicil to his last will and testament, bequeathing £2,000 to Boston and Philadelphia. This study examines Franklin’s codicil and the financial history of America over the 200 years since his death.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 Franklin’s Intent: The Autobiographical Origins of the Codicil; Chapter 2 Franklin’s Intent: The Sources of Political and Economic Concepts; Chapter 3 Boston: The First Century; Chapter 4 Philadelphia: The First Century; Chapter 5 The Centennial in Boston and Philadelphia; Chapter 6 Boston: The Second Century; Chapter 7 Philadelphia: The Second Century; Chapter 8 Bicentennial: Boston and Philadelphia; Chapter 9 Conclusion: Virtues in Conflict;

    Biography

    Bruce H. Yenawine, Michele R. Costello