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173 a It is this surplus that constitutes the rent of land ; —at least , that particular part of the rent of land which arises from monopoly , or its superior advantages over other lands cultivated for the supply of the same market .
173 a It is this surplus that constitutes the rent of land ; —at least , that particular part of the rent of land which arises from monopoly , or its superior advantages over other lands cultivated for the supply of the same market .
Page 176
Each producer is constantly struggling to increase to the utmost , and make the most of , his own advantages over others ; and , of course ... by which the public , in its capacity of general consumer , gains a proportionate advantage .
Each producer is constantly struggling to increase to the utmost , and make the most of , his own advantages over others ; and , of course ... by which the public , in its capacity of general consumer , gains a proportionate advantage .
Page 177
The exclusive legal ownership of land possessing superior advantages of any kind , natural or artificial , of fertility or of position , is , as has been shown , a monopoly , which enables the owner to obtain a rent from those who ...
The exclusive legal ownership of land possessing superior advantages of any kind , natural or artificial , of fertility or of position , is , as has been shown , a monopoly , which enables the owner to obtain a rent from those who ...
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Contents
PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE On the Coincidence of | 1 |
Duty of a Government the securing | 28 |
PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY DEDUCED | 40 |
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| Title | Principles of Political Economy: Deduced from the Natural Laws of Social Welfare and Applied to the Present State of Britain Reprints of economic classics |
| Author | George Poulett Scrope |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A. M. Kelley, 1969 |
| ISBN | 067800563X, 9780678005637 |
| Length | 457 pages |
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