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Jean Buridan: Commentary on Aristotles Politics (c. 1349)

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Chapter 10 in A Source Book on Early Monetary Thought, 2020, pp 54-69 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: 5,600 words. Buridan attacks debasement, or inflation. Buridan argues that it is unjust for government to alter the money. His analysis of inflation points to the quantity theory of money. He recognizes that inflation benefits the ruler at the expense of the people.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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