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 41
... fall far short of the accuracy that cha- racterizes the laws of the physical sciences . This consideration should have prevented the attempts which have been made by many writers on Poli- tical Economy to attribute the force of mathema ...
... fall far short of the accuracy that cha- racterizes the laws of the physical sciences . This consideration should have prevented the attempts which have been made by many writers on Poli- tical Economy to attribute the force of mathema ...
Page 44
... fall within the sphere of their se- veral influences . His peculiar object is to ascer- tain the means of augmenting the happiness of mankind , in as far as it is affected by the abun- dance or distribution of those more tangible and ...
... fall within the sphere of their se- veral influences . His peculiar object is to ascer- tain the means of augmenting the happiness of mankind , in as far as it is affected by the abun- dance or distribution of those more tangible and ...
Page 49
... falls to his lot . In truth , whatever inconveniences do attend particular employments are necessarily compensated by the proportionately increased remuneration , which , under a system of free labour , is sure to be awarded to them ...
... falls to his lot . In truth , whatever inconveniences do attend particular employments are necessarily compensated by the proportionately increased remuneration , which , under a system of free labour , is sure to be awarded to them ...
Page 52
... falls to be divided among the members of a community , is an in- crease to their general means of happiness , pro- portionate , cæteris paribus , to the equality with which they are distributed . But these conditions must be fulfilled ...
... falls to be divided among the members of a community , is an in- crease to their general means of happiness , pro- portionate , cæteris paribus , to the equality with which they are distributed . But these conditions must be fulfilled ...
Page 57
... falling off from this condition will proportionably lessen the individual chance of enjoyment . Consequently , the means of enjoyment possessed by any society must be judged of principally by the number of those who possess the means of ...
... falling off from this condition will proportionably lessen the individual chance of enjoyment . Consequently , the means of enjoyment possessed by any society must be judged of principally by the number of those who possess the means of ...
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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