Principles of Political Economy: Deduced from the Natural Laws of Social Welfare and Applied to the Present State of Britain |
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Page 140
... quantity of wealth - from those which are consumed unproductively , or so as to leave no equivalent behind . When an indi- vidual consumes a certain quantity of his stock with no other aim or result than the gratification of himself or ...
... quantity of wealth - from those which are consumed unproductively , or so as to leave no equivalent behind . When an indi- vidual consumes a certain quantity of his stock with no other aim or result than the gratification of himself or ...
Page 165
... quantity required , -in other words , of the demand , —or that it becomes necessary to take some trouble to obtain the quantity required , they acquire an exchangeable value . On board ship in the deserts of Africa - and in other places ...
... quantity required , -in other words , of the demand , —or that it becomes necessary to take some trouble to obtain the quantity required , they acquire an exchangeable value . On board ship in the deserts of Africa - and in other places ...
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... quantity of labour required to produce it ; and they accordingly call labour the natural standard or measure of value . But it is indispensable for a standard measure to be something both definite in its nature , and as nearly as pos ...
... quantity of labour required to produce it ; and they accordingly call labour the natural standard or measure of value . But it is indispensable for a standard measure to be something both definite in its nature , and as nearly as pos ...
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PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE ON the Coincidence of | 1 |
Primary Natural Rights1 To Personal | 13 |
Duty of a Government the securing | 28 |
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