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Frontmatter i
PREFATORY NOTE ix
CONTENTS xi
CHARTS xiii
INTRODUCTION xv
CHAPTER I. ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY 3
CHAPTER II. TAXATION VERSUS ASSIGNATS 28
CHAPTER III. LAND AND THE ASSIGNAT 62
CHAPTER IV. MEASURES AND EXTENT OF DEPRECIATION 92
CHAPTER V. LOCAL DEPRECIATION 111
CHAPTER VI. THE CONTROL OF PRICES AND SUPPLIES 133
CHAPTER VII. CAUSES OF DEPRECIATION 163
CHAPTER VIII. CAUSES OF DEPRECIATION (After the Terror) 186
CHAPTER IX. SOME EFFECTS OF DEPRECIATION 206
CHAPTER Χ. FOREIGN EXCHANGES 235
CHAPTER XI. SUMMARY 262
BIBLIOGRAPHY 268
INDEX 283
INDEX OF NAMES 291

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
PREFATORY NOTE ix
CONTENTS xi
CHARTS xiii
INTRODUCTION xv
CHAPTER I. ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY 3
CHAPTER II. TAXATION VERSUS ASSIGNATS 28
CHAPTER III. LAND AND THE ASSIGNAT 62
CHAPTER IV. MEASURES AND EXTENT OF DEPRECIATION 92
CHAPTER V. LOCAL DEPRECIATION 111
CHAPTER VI. THE CONTROL OF PRICES AND SUPPLIES 133
CHAPTER VII. CAUSES OF DEPRECIATION 163
CHAPTER VIII. CAUSES OF DEPRECIATION (After the Terror) 186
CHAPTER IX. SOME EFFECTS OF DEPRECIATION 206
CHAPTER Χ. FOREIGN EXCHANGES 235
CHAPTER XI. SUMMARY 262
BIBLIOGRAPHY 268
INDEX 283
INDEX OF NAMES 291

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