Manual of Political EconomyMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 631 Seiten |
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... trade has a certain rate of profit peculiar to itself — This is termed the natural rate of profit - The profits realised in each trade constantly approxi- mate to the natural rate - The causes which determine the general average rate of ...
... trade has a certain rate of profit peculiar to itself — This is termed the natural rate of profit - The profits realised in each trade constantly approxi- mate to the natural rate - The causes which determine the general average rate of ...
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... trade , which reduces the profits of that trade below the current rate , cannot be per- manent - A law to regulate wages must either be mischievous or nuga- tory - Equally unsatisfactory results would ensue if the length of a day's work ...
... trade , which reduces the profits of that trade below the current rate , cannot be per- manent - A law to regulate wages must either be mischievous or nuga- tory - Equally unsatisfactory results would ensue if the length of a day's work ...
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... Trades ' - Unions and Strikes . An explanation of the functions of a trades ' union - Trades ' unions pro- duce their greatest effect upon wages if they restrict the number of workmen employed in a trade - This is attempted to be done ...
... Trades ' - Unions and Strikes . An explanation of the functions of a trades ' union - Trades ' unions pro- duce their greatest effect upon wages if they restrict the number of workmen employed in a trade - This is attempted to be done ...
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... trade becomes profitable to them both - Hence , it is pos- sible that foreign trade may be profitable to two countries , although all the commodities exchanged might be produced cheaper in one country than in the other - The bargain of ...
... trade becomes profitable to them both - Hence , it is pos- sible that foreign trade may be profitable to two countries , although all the commodities exchanged might be produced cheaper in one country than in the other - The bargain of ...
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... trade - The average rate of profit is partly the cause and partly the effect of the amount of capital accumulated ... trade to be low : the trade is then said to be dull or depressed , but such depression xxvi Contents .
... trade - The average rate of profit is partly the cause and partly the effect of the amount of capital accumulated ... trade to be low : the trade is then said to be dull or depressed , but such depression xxvi Contents .
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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.