Manual of Political EconomyMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 631 Seiten |
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... cent . , may pro- duce a rise in price of 50 per cent . - This circumstance explains the recent great rise in the price of coal - The extremely heavy burden cast upon the community by this rise in the price of coal - The proprietors and ...
... cent . , may pro- duce a rise in price of 50 per cent . - This circumstance explains the recent great rise in the price of coal - The extremely heavy burden cast upon the community by this rise in the price of coal - The proprietors and ...
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... cent . when it was known that Napoleon had landed from Elba - If an unfavourable exchange always required specie to be actually exported , the premium upon bills would always closely approximate to the cost of transmitting specie ...
... cent . when it was known that Napoleon had landed from Elba - If an unfavourable exchange always required specie to be actually exported , the premium upon bills would always closely approximate to the cost of transmitting specie ...
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... cent . more expensive within the last few years . The cost at In all probability the labouring population will for many years continue to increase ; every year therefore a greater quantity of food will be consumed in this country ; the ...
... cent . more expensive within the last few years . The cost at In all probability the labouring population will for many years continue to increase ; every year therefore a greater quantity of food will be consumed in this country ; the ...
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... cent . , the result was an increase in the revenue of only 12 per cent . This proves that the consumption of salt was diminished by the increase in its price . It was , for instance , found that when the sugar duties were raised beyond ...
... cent . , the result was an increase in the revenue of only 12 per cent . This proves that the consumption of salt was diminished by the increase in its price . It was , for instance , found that when the sugar duties were raised beyond ...
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... cent . interest and can only obtain 3 per cent . , he will not squander it because he is not satisfied with so low a rate of interest ; will , therefore , less wealth be saved ? Less , no doubt , will be saved , because a low rate of ...
... cent . interest and can only obtain 3 per cent . , he will not squander it because he is not satisfied with so low a rate of interest ; will , therefore , less wealth be saved ? Less , no doubt , will be saved , because a low rate of ...
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Adam Smith advantages agricultural produce American civil war annually Australia bank notes Bank of England bills bills of exchange BOOK cause cent chapter circulating capital circulation circumstances classes coal commodities consequently considerable cooperative cotton creased Crown 8vo cultivation demand depreciation diminished duction Edition effect employed employers England English exchange exerted export farm farmer fcap foreign France greater important improvements income income-tax increased India individual influence instance invested iron labour and capital land landlord laws less levied loan machinery manufactured ment metayer nation obtained paid particular pauperism peasant political economy population portion possess precious metals principle production of wealth proprietors purchase quantity rate of interest rate of profit realised regard remarked remuneration rent revenue rise sacks of wheat saved silver society sumer supply supposed taxation tenant tion trade value of gold wage-fund wages workmen
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 519 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Seite 519 - The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary. The time of payment, the manner of payment, the quantity to be paid, ought all to be clear and plain to the contributor, and to every other person.
Seite 520 - Thirdly, by the forfeitures and other penalties which those unfortunate individuals incur who attempt unsuccessfully to evade the tax, it may frequently ruin them, and thereby put an end to the benefit which the community might have received from the employment of their capitals.
Seite 182 - Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him a nine years lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert.
Seite 551 - Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it.