ABSTRACT

OF THE USE OF MONEY AS A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE.—OF COINING.—USE OF MONEY AS A STANDARD OF VALUE—OF THE VARIATION OF THE EXCHANGEABLE VALUE OF GOLD AND SILVER.—IN WHAT MANNER IT AFFECTS THE PRICE OF COMMODITIES.—OF NOMINAL AND REAL CHEAPNESS.—WHAT CLASSES OF PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY THE VARIATION IN THE VALUE OF GOLD AND SILVER.—HOW FAR MONEY CONSTITUTES A PART OF THE WEALTH OF A COUNTRY.—OF THE EXPORTATION OF MONEY.—OF THE MEANS BY WHICH THE VALUE OF THE PRECIOUS METALS EQUALISES ITSELF IN ALL PARTS OF THE CIVILISED WORLD.