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" The distribution of wealth, therefore, depends on the laws and customs of society. The rules by which it is determined, are what the opinions and feelings of the ruling portion of the community make them, and are very different in different ages and countries;... "
Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social ... - Page 240
by John Stuart Mill - 1848 - 566 pages
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Entwicklung und Ungleichheit: Österreich im 19. Jahrhundert

Michael Pammer - Business & Economics - 2002 - 326 pages
...ofsociety. The rules by which it is determined, are what the opinions andfeelings ofthe ruling portion ofthe Community make them, and are very different in different...might be still more different, if mankind so chose.«] Gegen Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts gehörte die Republik Österreich zu jenen drei Ländern, die in der...
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

Thomas Sowell - History - 2002 - 308 pages
...which it is determined, are what the opinions and feelings of the ruling portion of the community makes them, and are very different in different ages and...countries; and might be still more different, if mankind so chose.36 This seems to be a clear statement of an unconstrained choice based on an unconstrained vision...
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David Ricardo: Critical Responses, Volume 4

Terry Peach - Economics - 2003 - 370 pages
...rules by which it is determined are always what the opinions and wishes of the community make them; are very different in different ages and countries;...might be still more different if mankind so chose. We have already mentioned that Mr. Mill adheres to the usual division of the instruments of production...
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Principles of Political Economy -

John Stuart Mill - Business & Economics - 2006 - 477 pages
...society. The rules by which it is determined, are what the opinions and feelings of the ruling portion of the community make them, and are very different...consequences of the fundamental laws of human nature, combined with the existing state of knowledge and experience, and the existing condition of social...
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John Stuart Mill's Political Philosophy

John R. Fitzpatrick - Philosophy - 2006 - 191 pages
...society. The rules by which it is determined, are what the opinions and feelings of the ruling portion of the community make them, and are very different...might be still more different, if mankind so chose. If Mill is correct on this point, then one can ask the following question: Are some distribution schemes...
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The Natural Origins of Economics

Margaret Schabas - Science - 2009 - 208 pages
...himself to a significant degree of nomotheticity within human nature. As he remarks in the Principles: "The opinions and feelings of mankind, doubtless,...consequences of the fundamental laws of human nature, combined with the existing state of knowledge and experience, and the existing condition of social...
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Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field

Ethan B. Kapstein - Distributive justice - 2006 - 286 pages
...wealth . . . depends on the laws and customs of society. The rules by which it is determined . . . are very different in different ages and countries; and might be still more different, if mankind so chose."45 For a theory of international economic justice, this diversity of national schemes has a...
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The Science of Political Economy

Henry George - Business & Economics - 2006 - 453 pages
...society. The rules by which it is determined, are what the opinions and feelings of the ruling portion of the community make them, and are very different in different ages and countries ; and might bo still more different, if mankind so chose. The opinions and feelings of mankind, doubtless, are...
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

Thomas Sowell - Philosophy - 2007 - 345 pages
...which it is determined, are what the opinions and feelings of the ruling portion of the community makes them, and are very different in different ages and...might be still more different, if mankind so chose. 36 This seems to be a clear statement of an unconstrained choice based on an unconstrained vision—...
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Industrial Efficiency and Social Economy, Volume 2

Nassau William Senior - Economics - 1928 - 440 pages
...rules by which it is determined are always what the opinions and wishes of the community make them ; are very different in different ages and countries;...might be still more different if mankind so chose.* 31S [According to] the established nomenclature society [is divided] into landlords, capitalists, and...
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