a taste for English goods. Reduce export duties on goods produced domestically for foreign markets. If no alternatives are available to its neighbours, England should charge more money for its exports. Cultivate wasteland for higher production and to reduce the amount of imports needed from abroad. Shipping should be completed solely on English vessels. Publications A Discourse of Trade from England Unto the East Indies (1621) England's Treasure by Foreign Trade (1628) A Discourse of Trade from England Unto the East Indies Mun's 1621 work, A Discourse of Trade from England unto the East Indies, is in a large part a defence of company ethics. Due to the East India Company's practice of exporting silver, the general consensus swung against the company; they were in danger of losing their trade monopoly. The book was authored in an attempt to answer the charge that the East India Company was responsible for the shortage of silver and, thus, the depression. It is said that Mun vehemently and convincingly argued that the loss of precious metals was, in itself, not a detriment to the economy. Mun contended that, indirectly, the practices of the East India Company actually benefitted the economy. Not only did some of the imported goods produce a greater profit when re-exported (mostly to the Continent), but the growth of the shipping industry and the employment of dock workers was greatly increased. Ultimately, Mun was successful in his attempt to salvage the name of the East India Company and alleviated the pressure from its biggest attackers. His brilliant defence was one of the main reasons as to why he was appointed to be a member of the Standing Commission on Trade in 1622. Mun's main task on the committee was to provide recommendations to the government in regard to British economic policy. England's Treasure by Foreign Trade While Mun's first publication earned him a strong reputation and high acclaim, it was ultimately his second authorship for which he is most well known. While serving as a member of the Privy Council committee of inquiry, Mun took a broader view of the economy as a whole and wrote England's Treasure by Forraign Trade or the Balance of Forraign Trade is the Rule of Our Treasure. Although most likely written sometime between 1620–1630, the book was not published for the public until 1664, when it was "published for the Common good by his