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Who Was the Author of the Essay on Commerce? A Note on Sir James Steuart's Doctrinal Sources
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1. Ph. Cantillon. The Analysis of Trade, Commerce, Coin, Bullion, Bank and Foreign Exchanges. London, 1759.Google Scholar Steuart writes: “Mr. Cantillon, in his Analysis of Trade, which I suppose he understood by practice as well as by theory…”. Sir James, Steuart. An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy. London, 1767, Vol. II, p. 17.Google Scholar
2. Ibid. Vol. II, p. 292.
3. Ibid. Vol. II, p. 304.
4. Sen, S.R.. The Economics of Sir James Steuart. London, 1957. Appendix C., “Authorities referred to by Steuart in his Political Oeconomy,” p. 198.Google Scholar
5. James, Steuart. An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy, edited with an introduction by Andrew S. Skinner. Published for The Scottish Economic Society. Edinburgh and London, 1966, 2 Vol. See Vol. I, p. 30, footnote 2.Google Scholar
6. Ibid. Vol. II. p. 564, footnote 2.
7. (Melon, J.F.), Essai politique sur le commerce, n.p. 1734, p. 255. There are, at least, two Amsterdam editions of this work. Both were published by F. Changuion, being there dates of publication 1735 and 1742. In these three editions the footnote about the treasure of the bank of Amsterdam is exactly the same.Google Scholar