...instance of this is supplied by the well-known theory of rent invented by Ricardo. " Rent," he said, " is that portion of the produce of the earth which...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." That is, it is the consideration paid to the landlord by the tenant for leave to cultivate any land...

...discussion. However, without insisting upon this, what is the definition ? " Rent," says Ricardo, " is that portion of the produce of the earth which...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Can this definition be sustained ? Certainly not. The word " indestructible" is liable to challenge;...

...discussion. However, without insisting upon this, what is the definition ? " Kent," says Eicardo, " is that portion of the produce of the earth which...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Can this definition be sustained 1 Certainly not. The word " indestructible" is liable to challenge;...

...maar daar althans , waar het de verhuring van zoogenaamd losliggend land betreft, synoniem met pacht. "Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." De hevigste bestrijder van Ricardo is de Noord-Amerikaan Carey geweest, die inzonderheid in zijn werk...

...supply and demand. Those amongst us who have the desire, and the means, to hold large estates, paying the landlord for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil," and inbsequently to the opinions avowed by Mr. Mill in his " Principles of Political Economy," Book...

...view of the subject may be traced, in our time, notably, to Mr. Ricardo'i definition of rent, as " that portion of the produce of the earth which is paid to there aeems to be a difficulty in giving to this suggestion a practical form. Disturbance of the possession,...

...and in erecting such buildings as are necessary to secure and preserve the produce ;" secondly, "that which is paid to the landlord for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Mr. JB Say informs us that : " The earth is not the only material agent with productive power ; but...

...compensation for the use of capital that is incorporated with land. Mr. Ricardo's definition is, " Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth which...the original and indestructible powers of the soil/' and he seeks to discriminate it from that portion " paid for the use of the capital which had been...

...of Seville; and the: Alcaza at Toledo. RENT, in Political Economy, is defined by Mr. Ricardo to be " that portion of the produce of the earth which is paid to the landlord fair the use of the indestructible powers of the soil. It is often, howctrer(he remarks), confounded...

...actual facts. Does the theory satisfy this test ? I think not. Ricardo stated that rent was the sum paid for the use of the " original and indestructible powers of the soil." And if rent be such, then in no old country of the world — not even in Great Britain, the only country...