Principles of Political Economy, Volum 2Henry Holt, 1878 |
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17th century According Adam Smith advance advantage agricultural amount annum average births capital capitalists cause cent century commerce commodities Compare condition consequence considered consumed consumption corn cost decline decrease economic emigration employed England English especially estimated exportation favorable Forbonnais former France French frequently German Gesch greater hand Hence higher Holland important increase of population industry instance J. S. Mill John Stuart Mill kingdom of Saxony labor land latter less live loans lower luxury Malthus manufactured marriage married means of subsistence moral national income natural outlay paid persons Plutarch political Principles production prohibition protective Prussia rate of interest rate of wages Reise rent Ricardo Roscher Saxony says SECTION Similarly Sismondi stages of civilization Statist Strabo sumptuary laws thalers tion trade usury wants wealth whole women wont workmen Württemberg Xenoph Zollverein
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Pàgina 343 - Cherbury gives an interesting account of the education of a highly-born youth at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Pàgina 412 - Gold and silver having been chosen for the general medium of circulation, they are, by the competition of commerce, distributed in such proportions amongst the different countries of the world, as to accommodate themselves to the natural traffic which would take place if no such metals existed, and the trade between countries were purely a trade of barter.
Pàgina 400 - READING 60 of the society, which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally, or rather necessarily leads him to prefer that employment which is most advantageous to the society.
Pàgina 396 - A Treatise Wherein is demonstrated, That the church and state Of England, are in equal danger With the trade Of it.
Pàgina 252 - It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expence, either by sumptuary laws, or by prohibiting the importation of foreign luxuries.
Pàgina 319 - For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance ; but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Pàgina 437 - Brougham), had openly said, in 1815, ' that it was well worth while to incur a loss on the exportation of English manufactures in order to stifle in the cradle the foreign manufactures.
Pàgina 437 - The large capitals of this country are the great instruments of warfare against the competing capital of foreign countries, and are the most essential instruments now remaining by which our manufacturing supremacy can be maintained...
Pàgina 400 - Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of the society which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally, or rather necessarily, leads him to prefer that employment which is most advantageous to society.
Pàgina 82 - Reports from Her Majesty's diplomatic and consular Agents abroad respecting the Condition of the industrial Classes, and the Purchase-power of money in foreign Countries.