Money and Trade Considered by John Law ~ Full Audiobook [business]

Money and Trade Considered by John Law audiobook.

Genre: business

Written at the dawn of modern finance, John Law's Money and Trade Considered sets out a bold claim: a nation's prosperity depends less on hoarded metal than on the smart circulation of credit. Speaking to the chronic shortages of coin and the economic stagnation he saw in Britain, Law builds an accessible, argumentative case that money is not merely treasure but a tool - one that can be redesigned. Moving from first principles to practical policy, he critiques how scarce cash suppresses wages, trade, and enterprise, then proposes a new system to expand the money supply through paper credit backed by land and administered through a national bank. Along the way, he tackles interest rates, prices, and the relationship between liquidity and growth, insisting that well-structured credit can unlock industry without collapsing trust. Part manifesto, part economic reasoning, the book invites listeners into the high-stakes debate over what gives money value and how governments can shape commerce. For anyone curious about the origins of central banking ideas and the perennial tension between stability and expansion, this is a foundational and provocative starting point.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:49) Chapter 02

(00:27:50) Chapter 03

(00:40:35) Chapter 04

(00:57:10) Chapter 05

(01:10:58) Chapter 06

(01:25:00) Chapter 07

(01:38:52) Chapter 08

(01:54:25) Chapter 09

(02:09:18) Chapter 10

(02:19:34) Chapter 11

(02:33:52) Chapter 12

(02:49:14) Chapter 13

(03:02:45) Chapter 14

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