{"product_id":"a-defence-of-usury-shewing-the-impolicy-of-the-present-legal-restraints-on-the-terms-of-pecuniary-bargains-in-a-series-of-letters-to-a-friend-paperback-9781108066945","title":"A Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains, in a Series of Letters to a Friend (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108066945","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Defence of Usury\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eShewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains, in a Series of Letters to a Friend\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1787, this collection of letters argues against government control of the rate of interest.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeremy Bentham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108066945, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 March 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e246 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe utilitarian philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) argues in this collection of letters for the cessation of government control of the rate of interest. The work first appeared in 1787 and is reissued here in the version published in Dublin in 1788. The final letter, addressed to Adam Smith, is a response to Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776), arguing against the limits to inventive industry forced by the restriction on rates. Throughout the work is Bentham's emphasis on the value, both ethical and practical, of allowing private citizens to regulate their own financial dealings. Bentham offers a sophisticated philosophical, economic and political analysis of 'usury' and in so doing provides a template for a wider liberal view. Influential at the time of publication, the work still retains its significance in making a case for the proper relationship between the individual and the state.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLetters: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Letter 2. Reasons for restraint – prevention of usury\u003cbr\u003e Letter 3. Reasons for restraint – prevention of prodigality\u003cbr\u003e Letter 4. Reasons for restraint – prevention of indigence\u003cbr\u003e Letter 5. Reasons for restraint – protection of simplicity\u003cbr\u003e Letter 6. Mischiefs of the anti-usurious laws\u003cbr\u003e Letter 7. Efficacy of anti-usurious laws\u003cbr\u003e Letter 8. Virtual usury allowed\u003cbr\u003e Letter 9. Blackstone considered\u003cbr\u003e Letter 10. Grounds of the prejudices against usury\u003cbr\u003e Letter 11. Compound interest\u003cbr\u003e Letter 12. Maintenance and champerty\u003cbr\u003e Letter 13. To Dr Smith, on projects in arts, \u0026amp;c.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001765843224,"sku":"9781108066945","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108066945i.jpg?v=1696748638","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-defence-of-usury-shewing-the-impolicy-of-the-present-legal-restraints-on-the-terms-of-pecuniary-bargains-in-a-series-of-letters-to-a-friend-paperback-9781108066945","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}