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The Quaint
Economy of Lilliput
Gulliver’s eyewitness account
Published by:
Richard J. Wilson JD 2011
All rights reserved
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 5
PART I
Ch I Potential Gardens of Eden 9
The Tithe Problem 11
Some Early Solutions 13
Expanded Government 13
War Machine 14
Wars 15
Ch. 2 Birth of the Almighty Sprug
And End of the Garden of Eden 18
Sprug Becomes Medium of Exchange 20
Ch. 3 Lilliput Chartered As Economic Theocracy 23
The Sects 25
Saint Adam and the High Heels 25
Saint Karl and the Low Heels 26
Saint Vladimir and the All Heels 27
Ch. 4 Life in Lilliput’s Economic Theocracy 29
Three Exciting Advantages 31
Simplicity 31
Equal Opportunity 32
Exciting Game 33
A Few Problems 34
Ch. 5 Faith Problem 35
The Civilized Norm 37
Exceptional Times 39
Wartime Economy 40
Private Credit Bubble 41
Public Credit Bubble 41
Ch. 6 Crime and Corruption Problem 44
The Angels 44
The Devils 45
The Fops 46
A Dual Economy 47
Ch. 7 Gambling Problem 49
How I Was A Winner 51
PART II
Ch. 8 Quaint Economy of Blefuscu 55
The Organization 57
Ch. 9 The Lowly Chug 59
Golden Age 61
Tragedy 63
Ch. 10 Conquest, and Conversion 66
The
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