| Patrick O'Brien defends British monetary policy against its bullionist and Ricardian critics. |
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| An opponent of the real bills doctrine, he was a defender of the bullionist position and a significant figure in monetary theory. |
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| Besides those already mentioned, Rothbard provides in-depth coverage of mercantilism, French economic thought, the bullionist controversy, and Marx's economics. |
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| Bullionist writers, especially David Ricardo, criticized it for confusing relative with absolute prices. |
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