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Legislating Instability: Adam Smith, Free Banking, and the Financial Crisis of 1772

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Legislating Instability: Adam Smith, Free Banking, and the Financial Crisis of 1772 - Goodspeed, Tyler Beck
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From 1716 to 1845 Scottish banks were among the most dynamic and resilient in Europe, effectively absorbing economic shocks that rocked markets in London and on the continent. Tyler Beck Goodspeed explains the paradox that Scotland's banking system achieved this success without the regulations Adam Smith considered necessary for economic stability.

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Legislating Instability: Adam Smith, Free Banking, and the Financial Crisis of 1772 2016, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674088887

Hardcover