ABSTRACT
Monetary questions hold a prime position in the writings of Jean-Baptiste Say (1767–1862) on political economy. In the first edition of the Traité d’économie politique (A Treatise on Political Economy) in 1803 which he divided into five books, he devoted book 2 to money. In the Catéchisme d’économie politique (Catechism of Political Economy), the first edition of which was published in 1815, he starts the work with three chapters on the subject. And in the Cours complet d’économie politique pratique (Complete Course in Practical Political Economy) the first edition of which appeared in 1828–29, the third part of the work is dedicated to exchange and monies. In addition to these three works, various articles, reports and other texts concern money and banking.
