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But so long as the gross produce of such expenditure is liable to a tax of 10 per cent . , it is evident that a complete bar is placed to all such employment of capital , however desirable in a national and economical point of view .
But so long as the gross produce of such expenditure is liable to a tax of 10 per cent . , it is evident that a complete bar is placed to all such employment of capital , however desirable in a national and economical point of view .
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The higher their returns , the greater the inducement to the employment of the labour and the capital . The less the returns , the less the inducement to set capital and labour in motion . Now , to prevent the production of any article ...
The higher their returns , the greater the inducement to the employment of the labour and the capital . The less the returns , the less the inducement to set capital and labour in motion . Now , to prevent the production of any article ...
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The economical consequences of absenteeism , -80 far as relates to England — consist , it appears to us , simply in such as may flow from the landlord's income being expended in the employment of one branch of industry rather than ...
The economical consequences of absenteeism , -80 far as relates to England — consist , it appears to us , simply in such as may flow from the landlord's income being expended in the employment of one branch of industry rather than ...
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PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE On the Coincidence of | 1 |
Duty of a Government the securing | 28 |
PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY DEDUCED | 40 |
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