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The Nature of Stock

Stock is divided into fixed, circulating, and for consumption

Three Divisions of Stock

Chapter 1a

The Stock for Consumption and Fixed Capital

Chapter 1b

Circulating Capital

Chapter 1c

Money as Part of the General Stock of Society

Chapter 2a

Money as a store of value and a tool for trade

Chapter 2b

Kinds of Paper Money

Chapter 2c

Computing the Net Domestic Product

Chapter 2d

Cash Accounts and Discounted Bills of Exchange

Chapter 2e

The Dangers of Overcirculation

Chapter 2f

Advantages of Bank Prudence

Chapter 2g

How Drawing and Redrawing Works

Chapter 2h

The Ayr Bank

Chapter 2i

The Mississippi Scheme

Chapter 2j

Central Banks - The Bank of England

Chapter 2k

Banks Increase National Wealth by Mobilizing Dead Stock

Chapter 2l

Two Branches of Circulation: Wholesale and Retail

Chapter 2m

Bank Notes versus Promissory Notes

Chapter 2n

Promissory Notes

Chapter 2o

Agio

Chapter 2p
Productive vs Unproductive Labour

Chapter 3a

Productive vs Unproductive Labour

The Importance of Savings and Prudence

Chapter 3b

The Origin of the Propensity to Save

Chapter 3c

England's Economic Development was Due to Guarantee of Liberty

Chapter 3d

Austerity Versus Public Spending

Chapter 3e