CHAPTER I. | | PAGE | Value and the Standard of Value | 1 | Definition of Value | 1 | Supply and Demand | 8 | The Standard of Value | 12 | CHAPTER II. | Money | 21 | Definition of Money | 21 | The Functions and Requirements of Money | 25 | Money Value | 29 | Money Demand and Supply | 36 | Necessity for Invariable Money Value | 40 | CHAPTER III. | Existing Monetary Systems | 51 | The Gold Standard | 54 | Gresham's Law | 57 | The Silver Standard | 65 | Bi-metallism | 67 | Paper Money | 71 | CHAPTER IV. | Stability of Gold and Silver Values | 81 | Gold-Standard Prices | 81 | Silver-Standard Prices | 94 | CHAPTER V. | Criticism of Some Gold-Standard Arguments | 98 | CHAPTER VI. | Foreign Commerce | 112 | CHAPTER VII. | Money in the United States | 125 | CHAPTER VIII. | Some Proposed Changes in Our Money System | 137 | CHAPTER IX. | A New Monetary System | 151 | The Standard of Value | 158 | The Medium of Exchange | 164 | CHAPTER X. | Merits and Objections Considered | 181 | Merits of Plan | 181 | Objections Answered | 187 | CHAPTER XI. | Conclusion | 196 | INDEX | 205 |
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