Political Economy, for Plain People: Applied to the Past and Present State of Britain |
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accumulated acquired Adam Smith advantages afford agricultural amount arts Bank of England benefit capital circumstances civilized comforts commercial common condition consumed consumption continually corn-law cost cultivation debt demand desire distribution division of labour duction economists employed employment enabled England enjoyment equally exchange exertions existence expended extent fact favour fertility foreign gratification happiness human improvement increase individual industry injury interest J. S. Mill labouring class land landlord landowners latter less likewise luxuries manorial manufactures means ment monopoly natural necessary numbers object obtain occupation owner parties perhaps persons Political Economy poor-law population portion possession present principles production profit proportion proportionate purchase quantity rent result ryot serf share skill society soil sovereign square mile subsistence supply taxation taxes tenants things tion trade value of money vast vidual villeins W. R. Greg wages wealth