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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