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Proposals and reasons for constituting a council of trade in Scotland. By the celebrated John Law Esq; Afterwards Comptroller óf the Finances in France. First Published at Edinburgh in the 1700. In which Many National Improvements of Great Importance are Pointed out, viz. The proper means of employing the poor, and preventing idleness. Of National Granaries, and their advantages. Of the improvements of Mines and other products of this kingdom. Of the advancement of Manufactures in quantity and quality. Of the setting on foot and promoting the Salt proper for Fisheries. Of the flourishing state of the Fisheries in the reign of James I. of Scotland; with an account of the causes of their gradual decline to their extinction: Reasons why the means hitherto us'd to restore them have proved ineffectual, and the true means to make them flourish pointed out. Of Monopolies, and their effects. Of reducing the Interest of Money. Of Foreign trade, and the carrying it on effectually. Of Taxes, and the method of making them subservient to Trade, &c

Title: Proposals and reasons for constituting a council of trade in Scotland. By the celebrated John Law Esq; Afterwards Comptroller óf the Finances in France. First Published at Edinburgh in the 1700. In which Many National Improvements of Great Importance are Pointed out, viz. The proper means of employing the poor, and preventing idleness. Of National Granaries, and their advantages. Of the improvements of Mines and other products of this kingdom. Of the advancement of Manufactures in quantity and quality. Of the setting on foot and promoting the Salt proper for Fisheries. Of the flourishing state of the Fisheries in the reign of James I. of Scotland; with an account of the causes of their gradual decline to their extinction: Reasons why the means hitherto us'd to restore them have proved ineffectual, and the true means to make them flourish pointed out. Of Monopolies, and their effects. Of reducing the Interest of Money. Of Foreign trade, and the carrying it on effectually. Of Taxes, and the method of making them subservient to Trade, &c [electronic resource].
Author: Paterson, William, 1658-1719.
Publication: Glasgow : printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis, MDCCLI. [1751]

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xx,282,[2]p.; 8⁰.

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Subject

Economics > Scotland > History
Scotland > Economic policy

Note

In fact not by John Law, but by William Paterson.
With a final advertisement leaf.
Reproduction of original from British Library.

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Gaskell
English Short Title Catalog

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Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

642760321
T97288

Author

Paterson, William, 1658-1719.

Title

Proposals and reasons for constituting a council of trade in Scotland. By the celebrated John Law Esq; Afterwards Comptroller óf the Finances in France. First Published at Edinburgh in the 1700. In which Many National Improvements of Great Importance are Pointed out, viz. The proper means of employing the poor, and preventing idleness. Of National Granaries, and their advantages. Of the improvements of Mines and other products of this kingdom. Of the advancement of Manufactures in quantity and quality. Of the setting on foot and promoting the Salt proper for Fisheries. Of the flourishing state of the Fisheries in the reign of James I. of Scotland; with an account of the causes of their gradual decline to their extinction: Reasons why the means hitherto us'd to restore them have proved ineffectual, and the true means to make them flourish pointed out. Of Monopolies, and their effects. Of reducing the Interest of Money. Of Foreign trade, and the carrying it on effectually. Of Taxes, and the method of making them subservient to Trade, &c [electronic resource].

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Glasgow : printed and sold by Rob. & And. Foulis, MDCCLI. [1751]

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Eighteenth century collections online.

Indexed In:

Gaskell, 194

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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English Short Title Catalog, T97288.

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Place of Publication

Great Britain Scotland Glasgow.

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Law, John, 1671-1729.

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