 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 520 pages
...againft the public, or in fome contrivance to raife prices. It is impoffible indeed to prevent fuch meetings, by any law which either could be executed, or would be confiftent with liberty and juftice. But though the law cannot hinder people of the fame trade from... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 582 pages
...againft the public, or in fome contrivance to raife prices. It is impoffible indeed to prevent fuch meetings, by any law which either could be executed, or would be confident with liberty and juftice. But though the law cannot hinder people of the fame trade from... | |
 | 1853 - 166 pages
...were savage on the point, when they got hold of a defenceless victim; bul Adam Smith's testimony that "people of the same trade seldom meet together, even...merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends hi a conspiracy against the public,' is proof that they produced no effect upon the rest. That neither... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...however, there is. perhaps no trade which requires so great a variety of knowledge and experience. — 57. PEOPLE of the same trade seldom meet together, even...the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. — 59. THE pretence that corporations are necessary for the better government of the trade is without... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1875 - 808 pages
...endeavour to show hereafter ; and at the same tini<Il6 BEST DISCIPLINE OVER WORKMEN THAT OF CUSTOMERS. demonstrate, that though some countries have by this...conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or on some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible indeed to prevent such meetings by any law which... | |
 | North American review - 1884 - 662 pages
...obliged to pay the price fixed by it." Adam Smith said in 1776 : " People of the same trade hardly meet together even for merriment and diversion but...the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices." The expansive ferment of the New Industry, Doming with the new science, the new land, 638 536 THE NORTH... | |
 | Michigan. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1884 - 482 pages
...WARTMAN. (Read at the Albion Institute.) Adam Smith said in 1776, "People of the same trade hardly meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but...the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices" My subject will not lead me into that error. An ideal home is not necessarily an expensive one. Lst... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1887 - 732 pages
...which it shall be unlawful to ask or take. Adam Smith already said: " People of the same trade hardly meet together even for merriment and diversion, but...the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices." Even then the movement had begun ; to-day it has become well-nigh universal. There is scarcely a trade... | |
 | Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman - Interstate commerce - 1887 - 102 pages
...which it shall be unlawful to ask or take. Adam Smith already said : " People of the same trade hardly meet together even for merriment and diversion, but...the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices." Even then the movement had begun ; to-day it has become well-nigh universal. There is scarcely a trade... | |
 | Edward Clark Lunt - Economics - 1888 - 140 pages
...account ; but Adam Smith noticed the tendency even at that time : " People of the same trade hardly ever meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but...conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public." ' Mill, too, recognized the imperfect action of competition, and devoted a chapter 2 to an exposition... | |
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People of the same trade seldom meet together even for merriment and diversion but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public or in some contrivance to raise prices. 
