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First published 1938

Debt: Private and Public, Good and Bad

Debt: Private and Public, Good and Bad by Sir Ernest Benn is available as a free PDF download at freecapitalists.org.

Author
Sir Ernest Benn
First published
1938
Format
PDF
Pages
158
Publisher
Ernest Benn Limited, London
License
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Money, banking & crises

Benn examines forms of public and private debt, distinguishing between productive borrowing and destructive debt accumulation in economies.

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How long is Debt: Private and Public, Good and Bad?
158 pages and 14 chapters in the edition this archive serves.
Who wrote Debt: Private and Public, Good and Bad?
Sir Ernest John Pickstone Benn, 2nd Baronet (1875–1954) was a British publisher, writer, and political publicist. This archive holds 4 of Benn's works.

What's in it

14 chapters · page numbers are this file's

  1. Debtp. 3
  2. Introductionp. 5
  3. I. The World of Private Debtp. 9
  4. II. Money As a Commodityp. 19
  5. III. Debt and Optimismp. 31
  6. IV. The Growth of Debtp. 44
  7. V. "Soaking the Rich"p. 60
  8. VI. The People Who Borrowp. 73
  9. VII. The Balance of Powerp. 90
  10. VIII. Treasury Controlp. 101
  11. IX. Political Moneyp. 110
  12. X. Demoralising the Marketp. 124
  13. XI. Foreign Debtp. 137
  14. XII. "Something Must Be Done"p. 153
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Sir Ernest Benn 1875–1954

Sir Ernest John Pickstone Benn, 2nd Baronet (1875–1954) was a British publisher, writer, and political publicist. He was the first president of The Society of Individualists (founded in 1942), which later merged with the National League… Read more about Sir Ernest Benn.

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