Manual of Political EconomyMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 631 Seiten |
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... probably gained not less than £ 40,000,000 a year at the expense of the general consumer - Increased economy in the use of coal is the only compensation which the nation can derive from this rise in the price of coal - The great rise in ...
... probably gained not less than £ 40,000,000 a year at the expense of the general consumer - Increased economy in the use of coal is the only compensation which the nation can derive from this rise in the price of coal - The great rise in ...
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... probably be adequately understood without some elucidation . Wealth may be defined to consist of every commodity which has an exchange value . The necessity of the limitations introduced into this definition may be readily shown . The ...
... probably be adequately understood without some elucidation . Wealth may be defined to consist of every commodity which has an exchange value . The necessity of the limitations introduced into this definition may be readily shown . The ...
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... probably suggest itself , which A difficulty it is very important should be cleared away . A prime necessary of life such as wheat is never to any large ex- tent wasted or squandered luxuriously ; the great bulk of it being always ...
... probably suggest itself , which A difficulty it is very important should be cleared away . A prime necessary of life such as wheat is never to any large ex- tent wasted or squandered luxuriously ; the great bulk of it being always ...
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... probably be given . It is true that the money for which the wheat is sold is employed unproductively , but this will not in any degree prevent the wheat being devoted to useful purposes . The wheat will still be made into bread , and ...
... probably be given . It is true that the money for which the wheat is sold is employed unproductively , but this will not in any degree prevent the wheat being devoted to useful purposes . The wheat will still be made into bread , and ...
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... probably be thought that the labourers , as a body , will be in the same position as they were before ; and that the same amount of wages will be distributed amongst them , be- cause since there is now not so great a demand for cloth ...
... probably be thought that the labourers , as a body , will be in the same position as they were before ; and that the same amount of wages will be distributed amongst them , be- cause since there is now not so great a demand for cloth ...
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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.