Preliminary Material
Introduction
Legal Ambiguity, Coercive Practice
The Subtler Ways of Handling Hoarders
Interventionism Questioned
The Issues in the Ever-Normal Granaries Debate
A Sage and His Advisors: 1738-1743
Overt and Covert: 1744-47
The Grand Discussion: 1748-49
The Slashing of the Targets
Of Loose Ends and Parallel Developments
Political Economy or Political Process?
Chronology of the Granaries Debate
Bibliography
Character List
Index
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