 again for ourselves. But this opinion of Adam Smith is at variance with all his general doctrines on this subject. "If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the...  The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation - Page 279by David Ricardo - 1911 - 455 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Ganilh - Economics - 1812 - 520 pages
...prudence in the conduct of every pñvate family, can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity...with some part of the produce of our own industry." * If it be the interest of a nation to purchase from a foreign counry when that country selfe cheaper... | |
 | Europe - 1812 - 500 pages
...prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity...with some part of the produce of our own industry."*" The general labour of a country does not depend on the celerity or slowness of the returns of commercial... | |
 | George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 570 pages
...is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity...a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country being always in proportion to the capital which employs it, will not thereby... | |
 | Charles Putt - Jurisprudence - 1830 - 496 pages
...for. What is prudence in every private family, can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than...a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country, being always in proportion to the capital which employs it, will not thereby... | |
 | Charles Putt - Jurisprudence - 1830 - 486 pages
...for. What is prudence in every private family, can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than...a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country, being always in proportion to the capital which employs it, will not thereby... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1836 - 538 pages
...prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce he folly in that of a great kingdom. , If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity...a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country, being always in proportion to the capital which employs it, will not thereby... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1838 - 476 pages
...country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we can make it, better buy it of them with «ome part of the produce of our own industry, employed...a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry ol the country l>eing always in proportion to tht capital which employs it, will not therein... | |
 | Joseph Salway Eisdell - Economics - 1839 - 638 pages
...What is prudence in the conduct of a private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great nation. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity...employed in a way in which we have some advantage. The industry of the country is certainly not employed to the greatest advantage, when it is thus directed... | |
 | English periodicals - 1841 - 614 pages
...is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce he folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity...a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country being always in proportion to the capital which employs it, will not thereby... | |
 | English periodicals - 1841 - 618 pages
...private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us wil a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of tn< •with some part of the produce of our own industry employed in aw« which we have some advantage.... | |
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