An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 1Dent, 1910 - Classical school of economics |
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Adam Smith advantage afford altogether ancient annual produce augmented balance of trade bank money bills of exchange Britain bullion butcher's meat carried cattle cent century cheaper circulating capital coin commerce commodities commonly consumed consumption continually corn dearer diminish division of labour employed employment endeavour England Europe exchange expense exportation farmer France frequently gold and silver greater quantity guilders importation increase industry inhabitants interest land and labour landlord less maintain manner manufactures merchant metals mines money price nations natural price naturally necessarily necessary occasion ordinary ounce paid paper money particular perhaps Peru Physiocrats Portugal pound weight present price of corn productive labour profits of stock proportion proprietor purchase quantity of labour quantity of silver real price regulated rent revenue rude produce Scotland seems seldom shillings society sometimes sort subsistence sufficient supposed tillage town value of silver wages of labour wealth Wealth of Nations wheat whole workmen