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The political economy of trade and growth: an analytical interpretation of sir James Steuart's inquiry
Get PDFSir James Steuart (1713-80) has been unduly neglected by the majority of historians of economic thought. This study aims at casting a new light upon his original thought to provide a basis for the revaluation of his contribution to the development of economic discipline. The present interpretation of his Inquiry (1767) reveals that his political economy contains not only fresh new ideas and path-breaking thinking for his time but also most major ingredients of modem economics. Firmly based on the recognition of the interdependence of economic sectors and social classes, he clearly grasped the circular system of production, distribution and consumption in the exchange economy. He discerned between the 'profit upon alienation' and the 'real value' of commodities in their current price' determined in the markets. He emphasized the 'balance of work and demand', secured by the 'double competition' among the sellers and buyers of commodities, for the efficient allocation of economic resources. On these foundations, Steuart established his theory of output, employment and population in terms of the notion of 'effectual demand'. His economic analysis culminates in his discussions of economic growth and foreign trade. He linked the limitations of the former to the benefits of the latter. Meanwhile, refuting his predecessors' quantity theory, Steuart presented what might be called the production-consumption theory of money, according to which money is not neutral to the determination of the level of output in an exchange economy. His theory of international money also takes on modernity, as it adopts an absorption approach to the balance of payments. Steuart's monetary analysis comes complete with his argument for government's active finance. The state interventionism underlying the whole of Steuart's political economy is seen as its logical conclusion, rather than a mere assumption. Thus, it is suggested that the ultimate message of his Inquiry is neither laissez faire nor centa-al planning
Lettre de James Stuart à H. W. Ryland sur sa destitution comme procureur général
No full text4 pages, originalLettre de J[ames] Stuart à H. W. Ryland sur : sa destitution comme procureur général ; l'attitude du gouverneur [sir J. H. Craig] à son égard ; sa conduite en tant que membre de la Chambre d'Assemblée
His Majesty's advocate : Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees (1635-1713) and Covenanter resistance theory under the Restoration monarchy
No full textThis thesis is the first to explore the life and political thought of Sir James
Stewart of Goodtrees (1635-1713). The first part reviews the life of his father, Sir
James Stewart of Kirk field (1608-1681) to 1661, and Goodtrees' own life from birth
to his admission to the Scots bar in 1661. This provides the backdrop of history
necessary to appreciate his contributions as both writer and radical activist.
Particular attention focuses on the conflict between Charles I and Charles II, on the
one hand, and the Church of Scotland, on the other; the National Covenant (1638)
and the Solemn League and Covenant of(1643); the British wars of religion; and
the upheavals following the Restoration in the 1660s, culminating in the Pentland
Rising of 1666.
The next part develops Goodtrees' political philosophy from his two most
important writings. Chapter 3 reviews and interprets Naphtali (1667), a defence of
those who rose at Pentland. Chapter 4 reviews Andrew Honyman's Survey of
Naphtali (1668, 1669), a rebuttal of Naphtali and standard Anglican case for royal
absolutism. Chapter 5 reviews and interprets Goodtrees' Jus Populi Vindicatum, or
The People's Right, to defend themselves and their Covenanted Religion, vindicated
(1669), his rejoinder to Honyman. His Calvinist, covenantal constitutionalism is
shown to be an important link between earlier resistance theorists like John Knox
and Samuel Rutherford and the later Whigs, represented preeminently by John
Locke.
The third part (chapters 6-7) reviews Goodtrees' life and minor writings as radical critic of the Restoration monarchy; a participant in plots among British
exiles in Holland to overthrow it; a member briefly of James's Scottish government
before the Revolution; and lord advocate and churchman pursuing political, legal,
and ecclesiastical reforms afterwards
Lettre de A.W. Cochran au procureur général James Stuart sur le refus de H. W. Ryland de payer John Stewart et l'ordre du gouverneur en chef le comte de Dalhousie d'intenter des poursuites judiciaires contre Ryland
No full text4 pages, copie manuscriteLettre de A. W. Cochran au procureur général [ James Stuart] sur : le refus de [ H. W.] Ryland, sans une ordonnance de paiement, de transmettre à [John] Stewart l'argent qu'il a reçu en sa qualité de trésorier des biens des Jésuites et l'ordre du gouverneur en chef [le comte de Dalhousie] d'intenter des poursuites judiciaires contre Ryland
Stuart, Bart., Sir James (1780-1853)
No full textStuart, Bart., Sir James (1780-1853). Armorial. 9 x 6 cm. Gagnon I, 4974; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 139; Masson Collection Vol. XII, #2069.
Sir James Stuart was born at Fort Hunter, New York. He was called to the bar of Lower Canada in 1801 and a few years later, in 1805, was appointed solicitor-general for the province. From 1808-20 he was one of the members representing Montreal in the Legislative Assembly. He was appointed attorney-general in 1825 but suspended from that position in 1831 by Lord Aylmer. In 1838 he was appointed chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench at Montreal and in 1841 became chief justice of Lower Canada, a position he held till his death. (Wallace).https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/book_plates/1026/thumbnail.jp
Stuart, Bart., Sir James (1780-1853)
No full textStuart, Bart., Sir James (1780-1853). Armorial. 9 x 6 cm. Gagnon I, 4974; Harrod & Ayearst, p. 139; Masson Collection Vol. XII, #2069.
Sir James Stuart was born at Fort Hunter, New York. He was called to the bar of Lower Canada in 1801 and a few years later, in 1805, was appointed solicitor-general for the province. From 1808-20 he was one of the members representing Montreal in the Legislative Assembly. He was appointed attorney-general in 1825 but suspended from that position in 1831 by Lord Aylmer. In 1838 he was appointed chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench at Montreal and in 1841 became chief justice of Lower Canada, a position he held till his death. (Wallace).https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/book_plates/1026/thumbnail.jp
Engraved portrait of Sir James Turner (b. c.1615, d. in or after 1689)
No full textEngraved portrait of Sir James Turner, army officer and author (b. c.1615, d. in or after 1689) by Robert White (1645-1703
Brouillon de lettre de lord Aylmer au procureur général James Stuart sur le procès entre William Lampson et la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson
No full text4 pages, originalÉcrit par H. W. RylandBrouillon de lettre de lord Aylmer au procureur général [James Stuart] sur : le procès entre [William] Lampson, qui est le locataire des Postes du Roi, et la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson ; l'affirmation du procureur général qu'il n'est pas en conflit d'intérêt en représentant cette compagnie ; la possibilité d'accorder des lettres patentes à Lampson ; une proclamation désirée par ce dernier ; le bornage des terres qu'il a louées. Avec une note concernant le bornage, surtout des seigneuries de Mille-Vaches et de Mingan
The Layburnes and their world, circa 1620-1720: the English Catholic community and the House of Stuart
No full textThis thesis concerns Catholics in north-western England in the late
seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, in particular the Layburne family
of Cunswick, Cumbria. It examines their role in local society and at the courts
of the Stuart queens in London and St Germains. It traces their growing
commitment to the Jacobite cause and their hopes of thereby regaining
positions of influence at court and in the country.
The north-western Tory gentry's sympathy with their Catholic counterparts is
contrasted with the treatment given to the Quakers in the same area. The latter
were regarded as a danger to the fabric of society, representing an economic
and political threat to the government. As an example of how integrated the
Catholics were, the services in Kendal parish church were more Papist than
non-conformist, even under the Protectorate. At the Restoration the Catholics
continued to contribute to the upkeep of the church and were well-regarded in
the area.
The Layburnes occupied positions during the reign of James II, both in the
north-west and at court. Bishop John Laybume acted as James II's Catholic
bishop, and had also been involved in the Secret Treaty of Dover in 1670,
under Charles II. during James II's reign bishop Layburne had organised the
funding of Catholic chapels, clergy and education. This activity was
discovered and used in the prosecution of Catholic gentry in the trials
following the Lancashire Plot (1694). On acquittal, the Jacobites vigorously
renewed their plotting in Lancashire. Planning for a Jacobite invasion reached
its culmination in the 1715 Rising, only to end with the siege of Preston.
Despite some executions and the forfeiture of estates, many Catholic Jacobite
families survived the 1715 rising. Few rose in 1745 and many Catholic
families, with the exception of the Layburnes, prospered and continue to this
day
Lettre de sir Francis Burton à H.W. Ryland sur une dépêche du secrétaire d'État, le comte Bathurst, au sujet du budget et la colère du procureur général James Stuart
No full text4 pages, originalLettre de [sir] Francis Burton à [H.W.] Ryland sur : une dépêche du secrétaire d'État [le comte Bathurst] au sujet du budget et la colère du procureur général [James Stuart]
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