{"product_id":"john-law-economic-theorist-and-policymaker-9780198823483","title":"JOHN LAW Economic Theorist and PolicyMaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis intellectual biography aims to present a new approach to John Law (1671-1729), one that shows him as a significant economic theorist with a vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Murphy deserves our gratitude for having now rescued two remarkable men in a remarkable century from undeserved obscurity. * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eImpressive book. In a series of clearly written short chapters Murphy outlines Law's early career ... With deft archival detective work Murphy sorts out Law's genuine publications from the many false attributions, and argues that he was an original thinker who left behind a rich vein of economic writing ... This is not the first study of the unusual Scotsman's career, but is by far the most complete and authoritative, written with great clarity and based on meticulous research. * The Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eAside from Murphy's masterful account of Law's contribution to economic thought, the book contains other stories to read. * Finance *\u003cbr\u003eMurphy's exploration of Law's own canon is sophisticated, scholarly and convincing... the most profound, sound and thoughtful study of Law available. The treatment of the Company of the West is masterly; as a claim for Law as an economist, Murphy's case is powerful and a valuable corrective to the easy dismissals of caricature. This is a very important study. * Murray G.H. Pittock, Eighteenth-Century Ireland *\u003cbr\u003eA detailed exegesis of his writings. * The Observer Review Section, 6 July 1997 *\u003cbr\u003eFew have had the economic expertise and archival experience that Antoin Murphy displays in this impressive book. In a series of clearly written short chapters, Murphy outlines Law's early career, and the influence on his thinking of the growth of large banking and trading companies in Britain or the United Provinces ... This is not the first study of the unusual Scotsman's career, but is by far the most complete and authoritative, written with great clarity and based on meticulous research. * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eAdds usefully to the study of Law ... a rational sympathetic treatment of Law's efforts to convert the French financial system from specie to paper notes ... One of this book's many virtues is a careful analysis of the documents brought together by Paul Harsin in the three volumes of what he called Law's Oeuvres completes ... The result of this critical scholarship is an impressive documentation ... this is a fine addition to the subject as a whole and deserves to be widely read. * J.F. Bosher, York University, Toronto, EHR *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Introduction 2: Law's Writing and his Critics 3: Law's Background 4: Duelling Beaux 5: The 'Gambling' Banker 6: Metamorphosis: John Law the Economist 7: The Edinburgh Environment in 1705 8: Money and Trade 9: The Conceptualization of the System 10: France 1714-1715 11: The Establishment of the General Bank 12: The Establishment of the Company of the West 13: The Slow Development of the System 14: The Rise and Rise of the Mississippi Company, 1719 15: A Specie-less France, 1720 16: The Lull before the Storm 17: The Measures of 21 May 1720 18: Law the Improviser 19: Requiem for the Banknote 20: The Possibility of a Recall to France 21: Death in Venice Notes Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399908598103,"sku":"9780198823483","price":58.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-law-economic-theorist-and-policymaker-9780198823483","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}