Money And Banking In Jean-baptiste Say's Economic Thought

Jean-Baptiste Say was a French economist who is best known for his work on money and banking. This work has been translated into English for the first time and includes chapters from his books taking into account the variants between the different editions, articles and hitherto unpublished manuscripts. The work is accompanied by an introduction designed to place them in their context and by a chronological table giving the main events of Say's life and editorial activity in parallel with the main political, economic and monetary events of the time.

The aim of this work is to make available to English-language readers a translation of Jean-Baptiste Say's main texts on money and banking which were not at present accessible in English. The work includes chapters from his books taking into account the variants between the different editions, articles and hitherto unpublished manuscripts. Comprehension of these different texts is facilitated by an introduction designed to place them in their context and by a chronological table giving the main events of Say's life and editorial activity in parallel with the main political, economic and monetary events of the time. Review: The contributions made by Say to the development of the theory of money and banking merit study and criticism. Jacoud's collection makes Say's ideas accessible to a much greater readership. - Alain Beraud, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2013