An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation. By the Rev. Richard Jones ..., Volume 1 |
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... - stances which affect the production of national wealth , without being struck by the importance and influence of those which are connected with its distribution : and attempts to discover the laws which determine ii PREFACE .
... - stances which affect the production of national wealth , without being struck by the importance and influence of those which are connected with its distribution : and attempts to discover the laws which determine ii PREFACE .
Page iii
... determine the respective shares of the various classes of a community in the wealth annually created . But the labors of those who have treated of the principles which govern the distribution of wealth , have as yet been rewarded by no ...
... determine the respective shares of the various classes of a community in the wealth annually created . But the labors of those who have treated of the principles which govern the distribution of wealth , have as yet been rewarded by no ...
Page iv
... determine rents , wages and profits , have hitherto led to little besides con- tradictory opinions ; and startling ... determined by causes which keep them beyond the reach of change , and preserve them untouched amidst the workings of ...
... determine rents , wages and profits , have hitherto led to little besides con- tradictory opinions ; and startling ... determined by causes which keep them beyond the reach of change , and preserve them untouched amidst the workings of ...
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... determines the average price of raw pro- duce , while the difference of quality on the supe- rior lands measures the ... determine the average prices of raw produce . Mr. Ricardo , how- ever , overlooking altogether the limited extent of ...
... determines the average price of raw pro- duce , while the difference of quality on the supe- rior lands measures the ... determine the average prices of raw produce . Mr. Ricardo , how- ever , overlooking altogether the limited extent of ...
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... determine the social progress and condition of nations and the most prominent place in such branches of those enquiries , as have for their espe- cial object , the explanation of the laws which govern variations in the aggregate numbers ...
... determine the social progress and condition of nations and the most prominent place in such branches of those enquiries , as have for their espe- cial object , the explanation of the laws which govern variations in the aggregate numbers ...
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