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... of England and the middle of the last century . For some time , however , before this later period , there may be discerned , meandering through the huge Reclass . 3-15 - 28 m.v.r. 2312 1 1 PREFACE . THE causes of the varying wealth.
... of England and the middle of the last century . For some time , however , before this later period , there may be discerned , meandering through the huge Reclass . 3-15 - 28 m.v.r. 2312 1 1 PREFACE . THE causes of the varying wealth.
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THE causes of the varying wealth and poverty of nations have naturally at all times attracted the eager attention of mankind . For a long time , however , it was thought that there was nothing in the subject very difficult to understand ...
THE causes of the varying wealth and poverty of nations have naturally at all times attracted the eager attention of mankind . For a long time , however , it was thought that there was nothing in the subject very difficult to understand ...
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... it appeared to result that the amount of wages , and the rate of profits , are determined by causes which keep them beyond the reach of change , and preserve them untouched amidst the workings of any possible scheme of taxation .
... it appeared to result that the amount of wages , and the rate of profits , are determined by causes which keep them beyond the reach of change , and preserve them untouched amidst the workings of any possible scheme of taxation .
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This was a step towards understanding the circumstances which affect the progress of a very limited division of rents , and the causes which in one very peculiar state of society determine the average prices of raw produce .
This was a step towards understanding the circumstances which affect the progress of a very limited division of rents , and the causes which in one very peculiar state of society determine the average prices of raw produce .
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| Title | An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation. By the Rev. Richard Jones ... An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth, and on the Sources of Taxation, Richard Jones Books for college libraries Issue 26666 of Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature |
| Author | Richard Jones |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 May 2008 |
| Length | 329 pages |
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