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Book the First: Of the Laws which Regulate a Currency Composed Entirely of the Precious Metals
Chapter I.—Of the Intrinsic Value of the Precious Metals, and of their Adaptation to the Purposes of a Circulating Medium
Chapter II.—Of the Distribution of the Precious Metals throughout the Commercial World
Chapter III.—On the Relative Value of Gold and Silver
Chapter IV.—On the Balance of Trade, or the causes which Occasion the Transmission of the precious Metals from one Country to another
Chapter V.—On the Principles of Exchange
Chapter VI.—On the Steadiness of Trade in Countries Employing a Metallic Currency
Chapter VII.—Of the Different Kinds of Depreciation to which a Metallic Currency is liable
Chapter VIII.—On the “Credit System,” or the Influence of Credit in Promoting National Wealth
Chapter IX.—On the Laws which Regulate the hire of Capital, and on the Impolicy of Usury Laws
Chapter X.—Examination of the Common Opinion Respecting the Sinking of Capital
Book the Second: Of the Laws which Regulate a Mixed Currency Composed of the Precious Metals, and of Paper Convertible into Coin on Demand
Chapter I.—Of Banks of Deposite, of Banks of Discount, and of Banks of Circulation
Chapter II.—Of the Operation of Banks of Circulation
Chapter III.—Of the Principles by which the Profits of Banks of Circulation are Determined
Chapter IV.—Of the Safest and most Profitable Mode of Investing the Capitals of Banks of Circulation
Chapter V.—Of the Legitimate Operations of Banks of Circulation
Chapter VI.—Examination of the Common Opinion that Banks Create Capital
Chapter VII.—On the Strict Convertibility of Bank Notes and Credits
Chapter VIII.—Of the Various Modes Resorted to by some Banks to Augment their Dividends
Chapter IX.—Of the Creation of Banks without Capitals, or of Fraudulent Banks
Chapter X.—Of the Effects of Banks Dealing in Exchange
Chapter XI.—Examination of the Common Opinion that the Establishment of Banks in the Western States upon Eastern Capital, is Beneficial to those States
Chapter XII.—On the Circulation of Small Bank Notes
Book the Third: Of the Laws which Regulate a Currency Composed Entirely of Inconvertible Bank Paper
Chapter I.—Of the Career Usually Run by Banks of Circulation Previous to a General Stoppage of Specie Payments
Chapter II.—Of the Fluctuations in the Market Price of Specie and of Bills of Exchange under an Inconvertible Paper Currency
Chapter III.—Of the True Character and Effects of a General Suspension of Payments by the Banks, and their Obligations under it
Chapter IV.—Of the Criminality of Banks in Augmenting their Issues After a Suspension of Payments
Chapter V.—Of the Cost to a Community, Pecuniary and Moral, of Banks of Circulation, Compared with the Benefits Derived from them
Chapter VI.—Of the Different Kinds of Depreciation to which an Inconvertible Paper Currency is Liable
Book the Fourth
Chapter I.—Examination of the Question, of what does a Currency Consist?
Chapter II—Examination of the Question, of what does a Currency Consist? Continued
Chapter III.—On the Importance of having Uniform Periodical Statements of the Condition of the Currency
Chapter IV.—On the Impolicy of Adhering to our Present Mint Proportions between Gold and Silver
Chapter V.—On the Superiority of the New York General Banking Law, over the Present Banking System
Appendix
A.—On the Relative Value of Gold and Silver
B.—History of the Gold Coinage of the United States
C.—Condensed Statement of the Condition of all the Banks in the United States, at Different Periods
D.—The New York General Banking Law
E.—Letter from the Author to J. W. Cowell, Esq
F.—Table of Imports and Exports, from 1789 to 1839
G.—Essay on Unlimited Liability, by James Cox, Esq
H.—Report to the Senate of Pennsylvania on the Money Crisis of 1818
I.—Prices of State Stocks in London at Two Different Periods
J.—Extract from the Annual Report of the Comptroller of New York, of January, 1840, upon the General Banking Law, with Abstracts from Two Recents Laws
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