An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation. By the Rev. Richard Jones ..., Volume 1 |
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“ He has moulded his work into that popular form which combines , in due proportion , amusement with instruction . " -- Lit . Guz . 28 . CONVERSATIONS on GENERAL HISTORY , from the Creation of the World to the Birth of Christ . 12mo .
“ He has moulded his work into that popular form which combines , in due proportion , amusement with instruction . " -- Lit . Guz . 28 . CONVERSATIONS on GENERAL HISTORY , from the Creation of the World to the Birth of Christ . 12mo .
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in the efficiency of agriculture , are ordinarily those in which the largest populations are maintained in the greatest plenty by the exertions of the smallest proportion of their laboring hands . The decline in the rate of profit ...
in the efficiency of agriculture , are ordinarily those in which the largest populations are maintained in the greatest plenty by the exertions of the smallest proportion of their laboring hands . The decline in the rate of profit ...
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... that the progress of knowledge on such a subject must be difficult and slow ' ; and that , almost in exact proportion to the extent of the field to be observed , and the complexity and intricacy of the results presented by it .
... that the progress of knowledge on such a subject must be difficult and slow ' ; and that , almost in exact proportion to the extent of the field to be observed , and the complexity and intricacy of the results presented by it .
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We come then to the causes which determine the proportion which the annual revenue allotted to its owners bears to the mass of accumulated wealth employed , that is , which determine the rate of profit : and while tracking the changes ...
We come then to the causes which determine the proportion which the annual revenue allotted to its owners bears to the mass of accumulated wealth employed , that is , which determine the rate of profit : and while tracking the changes ...
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... that every portion of additional produce must be obtained by the expenditure of a greater proportion of capital Examination of the position of Mr. Ricardo that “ if capital could be indefinitely employed without a diminished return ...
... that every portion of additional produce must be obtained by the expenditure of a greater proportion of capital Examination of the position of Mr. Ricardo that “ if capital could be indefinitely employed without a diminished return ...
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