Josiah Child, Interest Rates, and John Locke's “For a General Naturalization”

Throughout the 1690s there were several high-profile parliamentary debates about lowering interest rates from 6 to 4 percent. Locke's involvement in these policy is significant. In this period, he circulated at least one important pamphlet on issue various Members of Parliament. The purpose article illuminate links between arguments against rate reduction and immigration policy. essay “For a General Naturalization” (1693) employs some same pro-naturalization formulations that Josiah Child uses A New Discourse Trade (1693), was ostensibly published support proposal for lower rates. Even though Locke had long history with arguments, framework his naturalization very likely an extension those 1691/2.