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 xiv
... institutions , and administer the resources of na- tions . Ignorance , rather than fraud , we believe to be the main root of the evil . No statesman , no despot even , in the present day , sets to work knowingly to destroy his country ...
... institutions , and administer the resources of na- tions . Ignorance , rather than fraud , we believe to be the main root of the evil . No statesman , no despot even , in the present day , sets to work knowingly to destroy his country ...
Page xx
... Institution of private Property - Labour - Land -Capital - CHAPTER IV . - LABOUR - Exchanges of its Produce- Right to Free Exchange - Division of Labour - Its advantages - Co - operation and mutual dependence of all Labourers - Barter ...
... Institution of private Property - Labour - Land -Capital - CHAPTER IV . - LABOUR - Exchanges of its Produce- Right to Free Exchange - Division of Labour - Its advantages - Co - operation and mutual dependence of all Labourers - Barter ...
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... Institutions . - Economical struc- ture and habits of nations . - Errors in all . Preca- rious position of the bulk of the British people . - His- tory of the Labouring Class of Britain . - Liberty and Pauperism coeval . - Origin ...
... Institutions . - Economical struc- ture and habits of nations . - Errors in all . Preca- rious position of the bulk of the British people . - His- tory of the Labouring Class of Britain . - Liberty and Pauperism coeval . - Origin ...
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... institutions of a society , and been utterly lost sight of by those who enforce or expound them ; until , in the maze of precedent and prescription , the means have been mistaken and worshipped for the end , and the law has been looked ...
... institutions of a society , and been utterly lost sight of by those who enforce or expound them ; until , in the maze of precedent and prescription , the means have been mistaken and worshipped for the end , and the law has been looked ...
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... institutions under which they are to live , such agreement would be no proof of the justice or rightful- ness of these institutions . The passions , the prejudices , and the ignorance of the multitude , or the influence of a few crafty ...
... institutions under which they are to live , such agreement would be no proof of the justice or rightful- ness of these institutions . The passions , the prejudices , and the ignorance of the multitude , or the influence of a few crafty ...
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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