Principles of political economy, deduced from the natural laws of social welfare, and applied to the present state of BritainLongman, 1833 - 457 pages |
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Page xxi
... Commerce . - Progress , Subdivisions , and utility of each . Their community of interest , and equal importance . - Preference awarded to Agricul- с xxi Page 136 164 217 ture owing to the unnatural existing relations of po- pulation.
... Commerce . - Progress , Subdivisions , and utility of each . Their community of interest , and equal importance . - Preference awarded to Agricul- с xxi Page 136 164 217 ture owing to the unnatural existing relations of po- pulation.
Page xxiii
... COMMERCE . - Restric- tions on Exchanges . - Fallacy of the Arguments against Free Trade . History of the Protecting System.- Ruinous policy for a Commercial State - Depresses Industry and discourages Production . - Taxation no ground ...
... COMMERCE . - Restric- tions on Exchanges . - Fallacy of the Arguments against Free Trade . History of the Protecting System.- Ruinous policy for a Commercial State - Depresses Industry and discourages Production . - Taxation no ground ...
Page 82
... commerce has made any progress , and that to an extent seldom perhaps fully recognized by writers on these subjects . Because the precious metals , coined or uncoined , have been almost always and everywhere employed as the measure of ...
... commerce has made any progress , and that to an extent seldom perhaps fully recognized by writers on these subjects . Because the precious metals , coined or uncoined , have been almost always and everywhere employed as the measure of ...
Page 83
... commerce , as a medium of exchange , has been very considerably underrated - that it has always carried on a much larger amount of business than money , and indeed that , without it , commerce could have made but very little progress ...
... commerce , as a medium of exchange , has been very considerably underrated - that it has always carried on a much larger amount of business than money , and indeed that , without it , commerce could have made but very little progress ...
Page 93
... commerce , we shall be able to show how futile are the fears entertained by some , of our being shortly left behind in the race of industry by other nations , or losing the pre- eminence this country has acquired in productive- ness ...
... commerce , we shall be able to show how futile are the fears entertained by some , of our being shortly left behind in the race of industry by other nations , or losing the pre- eminence this country has acquired in productive- ness ...
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accumulated Adam Smith advantages afford agriculture amount arts benefit capital circulating circumstances comforts commerce commodities condition consequently consumed continually corn CORN-LAWS cost cultivation demand division of labour duce duction duties effect employed employment enjoyment equally evils exchange exclusive exertions existence expense extent favourable fertility foreign greater happiness human improvement increase individual industry injury interest invested Ireland labouring class land landlord less likewise limited machinery manufactures ment MIXED MATHEMATICS mode monopoly moral natural justice natural laws natural right necessary numbers object obtain occupation owner parishes parties perhaps persons Political Economy poor poor-law poor-rate population portion possession present principle procure production profit proportion proportionate purchase quantity raw produce rent skill society soil sumers supply surplus surplus labour taxation things tion tithe tivation trade value of money villeins wages wealth