What is John Law?
[[File:John Law by Alexis Simon Belle.jpg|thumbnail|John Law]] '''John Law''' (''[[baptism|baptized]]'' 21 April 1671 - 21 March 1729) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[economist]] who believed that [[money]] was only a means of exchange that did not have [[wealth]] in itself, and that national wealth depended on [[trade]]. He is said to be the father of [[finance]], responsible for the adoption or use of paper money or bills in the world today. ==Books== *''Millionaire: The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance'' by Janet Gleeson (2000). ({{ISBN|0-684-87295-1}}) *''Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds'' by Charles Mackay. First published 1841, and still available. ==Other websites== {{Commonscat|John Law}} *[http://www.mapforum.com/05/law.htm John Law] *[http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=6949 Project Gutenberg Edition of Fiat Money Inflation in France: How ...] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Law, John}} [[Category:Writers from Edinburgh]] [[Category:British economists]] [[Category:1671 births]] [[Category:1729 deaths]]