"Thoughts on Money and Commerce" - Thoughts on money and commerce

Japanese: 《貨幣および商業に関する考察》 - かへいおよびしょうぎょうにかんするこうさつ
"Thoughts on Money and Commerce" - Thoughts on money and commerce

…Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a family of precious metal merchants and financiers, he studied the practice and theory of finance and banking in London and Amsterdam, and returned to Scotland after a short stay in France. In 1705, he published Money and Trade Considered, in which he believed that the shortage of money was causing economic hardship in Scotland, and proposed issuing a kind of bill or paper money secured by land (land money) to make up for the shortage of metal currency, based on the theory that an abundant supply of money is the basis of economic development. However, this proposal was not accepted in Scotland, so he moved to France in 1706 in search of a new field of activity. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Inquiries Concerning Money and Commerce" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スコットランドのエジンバラで貴金属商兼金融業者の家に生まれ,ロンドンとアムステルダムで金融および財政の実務と理論を学び,一時フランスに滞在したあとスコットランドに戻った。そこで彼は,1705年に《貨幣および商業に関する考察Money and Trade Considered》を発表し,貨幣の不足がスコットランドの経済的苦境を招いていると考え,豊富な貨幣供給こそが経済発展の土台をなすという理論に基づいて,金属貨幣の不足を補うために,土地を担保にした一種の手形ないし紙幣(土地貨幣)を発行することを提案した。だが,この提案はスコットランドでは受け入れられなかったので,彼は,新たな活動の場を求めて06年にフランスに移住した。…

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