{"title":"Turgot's Valeurs et monnaies: our incomplete knowledge of an incomplete manuscript","authors":"Richard van den Berg","doi":"10.1080/09672567.2013.792362","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Valeurs et monnaies is Turgot's most enigmatic contribution to economic theory. A comparison is made between the published transcripts of this text and manuscript fragments preserved in Lyon. Two main conclusions are drawn. First, no completely reliable transcript of the text has been published. Second, differences between the Lyon fragments and the published transcripts suggest that the former were part of an earlier draft than the better known Lantheuil manuscript. Some reflections are added about the fact that the latter manuscript is incomplete and has been inaccessible for many years.","PeriodicalId":51791,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of the History of Economic Thought","volume":"68 1","pages":"549 - 582"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2014-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09672567.2013.792362","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Journal of the History of Economic Thought","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09672567.2013.792362","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ECONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Valeurs et monnaies is Turgot's most enigmatic contribution to economic theory. A comparison is made between the published transcripts of this text and manuscript fragments preserved in Lyon. Two main conclusions are drawn. First, no completely reliable transcript of the text has been published. Second, differences between the Lyon fragments and the published transcripts suggest that the former were part of an earlier draft than the better known Lantheuil manuscript. Some reflections are added about the fact that the latter manuscript is incomplete and has been inaccessible for many years.
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The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (EJHET), a peer-reviewed journal, has quickly established itself as a leading forum for lively discussion on a wide range of issues in the history of economic thought. With contributions from both established international scholars and younger academics, EJHET is entirely pluralist and non-partisan with regard to subjects and methodologies - it does not subscribe to any particular current of thought, nor relate to any one geographic zone. The Managing Editors and Editorial Board and Advisory Board members are drawn from throughout Europe and beyond, and are committed to encouraging scholars from around the world to contribute to international research and debate.