About this book
A Stiptick for a Bleeding Nation by Unknown delivers a blunt, urgent remedy for the public-credit crisis that rocked early-18th-century Britain. Written as a political pamphlet and economic treatise in the wake of the South Sea Bubble era, it diagnoses national ruin not only as a matter of finance but of morals: pride, luxury, corruption, and bribery are named as the principal causes, while piety, honesty, sobriety, industry and frugality are offered as the cure.
The pamphlet blends fiscal argument and moral exhortation, calling for disciplined public policy to restore confidence, curb speculative abuses, and pay national debts. It criticizes corporate excesses, laments persistent bullion outflows, and urges the public and rulers alike to prefer the common good over private gain. The language is polemical and rooted in contemporary London debates about credit, public trust and the role of institutions in economic stability.
Ideal for listeners interested in British political history, economic thought, or primary-source perspectives on early modern financial crisis, this concise tract illuminates how moral rhetoric and policy proposals intertwined during a pivotal moment in the development of modern finance.
