Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF CHARTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: PRICE HISTORY INVESTIGATIONS AT SIX CITIES -- PART II: COMPARISON OF THE COURSE OF PRICES AT SIX CITIES -- APPENDICES

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. THE UTILITY OF BANKS AS A SOURCE OF MEDIA OF PAYMENT -- CHAPTER I. THE FUNCTIONS OF BANKING -- CHAPTER II. EARLY MINOR ARGUMENTS CONCERNING THE MERITS OF BANKS -- CHAPTER III. BANKS INCREASE THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL -- CHAPTER IV. BANKS...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. WOOL-GROWING BEFORE 1800 -- CHAPTER II. THE ADVENT OF THE MERINO, 1800-1815 -- CHAPTER III. WOOL-GROWING FINALLY ESTABLISHED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS, 1815-1830 -- CHAPTER IV. THE PERIOD OF THE EAST'S SUPREMACY, 1830-1840 -- CHAPTER V. THE RISE OF...

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As the U.S. government has become increasingly intolerant of national security risks sometimes attendant to foreign investment, Stephen Heifetz suggests the government should consider the costs of that risk avoidance and should alter its approach.

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