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 vi
... object of which is to set forth the Rights of Industry to the full enjoyment of its fruits , be more appropriately inscribed than to the inha- bitants of a district distinguished for the honourable and successful industry of an ...
... object of which is to set forth the Rights of Industry to the full enjoyment of its fruits , be more appropriately inscribed than to the inha- bitants of a district distinguished for the honourable and successful industry of an ...
Page ix
... object most deserving of its attention , and should be its first and most prominent study ; that the physical and mental happiness of man may be most mate- rially influenced by his social arrangements ; and that these arrangements are ...
... object most deserving of its attention , and should be its first and most prominent study ; that the physical and mental happiness of man may be most mate- rially influenced by his social arrangements ; and that these arrangements are ...
Page xi
... object of these arrangements , and the end sought for in their discussion , is the benefit , not of one , or a few individuals , but of the mass of the associated community - in the quaint phrase of the Utilitarian sage , • the greatest ...
... object of these arrangements , and the end sought for in their discussion , is the benefit , not of one , or a few individuals , but of the mass of the associated community - in the quaint phrase of the Utilitarian sage , • the greatest ...
Page xiii
... objects which shall minister to the ever - varying tastes and ever - augmenting wants of man , seem almost boundless . Still , amidst these bright and promising pro- spects , some gloomy shadows are visible . Some- thing still disturbs ...
... objects which shall minister to the ever - varying tastes and ever - augmenting wants of man , seem almost boundless . Still , amidst these bright and promising pro- spects , some gloomy shadows are visible . Some- thing still disturbs ...
Page xvi
... object which the writer has had in view , in this as well as in other previous pub- lications , he acknowledges to be the refutation of that most pernicious dogma which has long been palmed upon the public as the fundamental axiom of ...
... object which the writer has had in view , in this as well as in other previous pub- lications , he acknowledges to be the refutation of that most pernicious dogma which has long been palmed upon the public as the fundamental axiom 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