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Laws on the Use of Money

Book 22 of The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu Simplified in 22 chapters
Why we use Money
Chapters 1-2
Why we use Money →
Ideal [Nominal] Money
Chapter 3
Ideal [Nominal] Money →
Why Interest was lowered one half after the Conquest of the Indies
Chapter 6
Why Interest was lowered one half after the Conquest of the Indies →
How the Price of Things is fixed in the Variation of the Sign of Riches
Chapter 7
How the Price of Things is fixed in the Variation of the Sign of Riches →
Exchange
Chapter 10
Exchange →
The relative Scarcity of Gold and Silver
Chapter 9
The relative Scarcity of Gold and Silver →
Exchange
Chapter 10b
Exchange →
How Rome Devalued their Money
Chapter 11
How Rome Devalued their Money →
How the Emperors Devalued their Coin
Chapter 13
How the Emperors Devalued their Coin →
How the Exchange is a Constraint on Despotic Power
Chapter 14
How the Exchange is a Constraint on Despotic Power →
Public Debts
Chapter 17
Public Debts →
Lending on Interest
Chapter 19-22
Lending on Interest →