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Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value of Money
John Locke · 1691
A 1691 economic tract by John Locke on interest rates and currency value, showing his work as a monetary theorist.
This is Locke's own economic treatise, showing his role as a monetary theorist and policy adviser.
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This is a printed book written by John Locke in 1691, addressing the economic debates of his time over interest rates and the value of money.
Why it matters
Locke was not only a philosopher of government and knowledge but also an adviser on practical questions of finance during a period of major monetary reform in England. This tract reveals his engagement with economic policy, showing that his influence stretched beyond political theory into the financial revolution of his era.
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- What does the formal, careful style of the text suggest about who Locke expected to read it?
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