An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation. By the Rev. Richard Jones ..., Volume 1 |
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“ These instructive little volumes are composed by an author ( Mrs. Marcet ) already well known by similar works on other branches of #cience , all of which have been received with great and merited favor . As the subject of her present ...
“ These instructive little volumes are composed by an author ( Mrs. Marcet ) already well known by similar works on other branches of #cience , all of which have been received with great and merited favor . As the subject of her present ...
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... is that which is consumed as the wages of labor : and it is taken in the second , instead of in the first place , only because a clear perception of the causes which affect the amount of the remuneration received by the majority of ...
... is that which is consumed as the wages of labor : and it is taken in the second , instead of in the first place , only because a clear perception of the causes which affect the amount of the remuneration received by the majority of ...
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The aid thus given is in itself an obligation : but the feelings with which it is received , are in my case considerably heightened , by its being in These pages and respect ; measure a renewal in maturer life ,. were CHAPTER II .
The aid thus given is in itself an obligation : but the feelings with which it is received , are in my case considerably heightened , by its being in These pages and respect ; measure a renewal in maturer life ,. were CHAPTER II .
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The share of the laborer , the reward of mere personal exertion , in whatever shape , or manner , or time , it may be received , constitutes the Wages of labor . Into these three portions , Rent , Profits , and Wages , the annual ...
The share of the laborer , the reward of mere personal exertion , in whatever shape , or manner , or time , it may be received , constitutes the Wages of labor . Into these three portions , Rent , Profits , and Wages , the annual ...
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The person receiving a grant is subject to a moderate rent , which he may commute for the payment of a specific sumę . Throughout central Africa the consent of the king or chief must be obtained , before any spot of ground can be ...
The person receiving a grant is subject to a moderate rent , which he may commute for the payment of a specific sumę . Throughout central Africa the consent of the king or chief must be obtained , before any spot of ground can be ...
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Page 210 - ... no demand for any additional quantity of corn ; the capital and labour employed on No. 3 will be devoted to the production of other commodities desirable to the community, and can have no effect in raising rent, unless the raw material from which they are made cannot be obtained without employing capital less advantageously on the land, in which case No. 3 must again be cultivated.