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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... labouring class , compre- hending , as it does , the numerical majority , and , consequently , the physical powers of the com- munity - these are now matters ' familiar to our ears as household words , ' the topics of daily , hourly ...
... labouring class , compre- hending , as it does , the numerical majority , and , consequently , the physical powers of the com- munity - these are now matters ' familiar to our ears as household words , ' the topics of daily , hourly ...
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... Labouring Class of Britain . - Liberty and Pauperism coeval . - Origin , principle , means and re- sults of the Poor - Law . - Prejudice against it . - Use confounded with abuse . - Its mal - administration.- Allowance System . - Reform ...
... Labouring Class of Britain . - Liberty and Pauperism coeval . - Origin , principle , means and re- sults of the Poor - Law . - Prejudice against it . - Use confounded with abuse . - Its mal - administration.- Allowance System . - Reform ...
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... labouring class ; that one individual , or one country , can only gain at the expense of another ; that the outlay of an absentee's income abroad , or the introduction for sale in this country . of an article of foreign manufacture ...
... labouring class ; that one individual , or one country , can only gain at the expense of another ; that the outlay of an absentee's income abroad , or the introduction for sale in this country . of an article of foreign manufacture ...
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... labour , the last tends to increase so rapidly as to occasion , by the effect of competition , a distressing pressure upon the labouring class ; and that the only remedy for this distress is a self- imposed check on its supply . We ...
... labour , the last tends to increase so rapidly as to occasion , by the effect of competition , a distressing pressure upon the labouring class ; and that the only remedy for this distress is a self- imposed check on its supply . We ...
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... Labouring Class of Britain . - Liberty and Pauperism coeval . — Origin , principle , means and results of the Poor - Law . — Prejudice against it.— Use confounded with abuse . - Its mal - administration . - Allowance System . -Reform of ...
... Labouring Class of Britain . - Liberty and Pauperism coeval . — Origin , principle , means and results of the Poor - Law . — Prejudice against it.— Use confounded with abuse . - Its mal - administration . - Allowance System . -Reform 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