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... the economists , shewed satisfac- torily , that where land is cultivated by capitalists 1 As far as rent is concerned , the late Sir Edward West ought to share this praise . living on the profits of their stock , and able vi PREFACE .
... the economists , shewed satisfac- torily , that where land is cultivated by capitalists 1 As far as rent is concerned , the late Sir Edward West ought to share this praise . living on the profits of their stock , and able vi PREFACE .
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... land cultivated determines the average price of raw pro- duce , while the difference of quality on the supe- rior lands measures the rents yielded by them . This was a step towards understanding the cir- cumstances which affect the ...
... land cultivated determines the average price of raw pro- duce , while the difference of quality on the supe- rior lands measures the rents yielded by them . This was a step towards understanding the cir- cumstances which affect the ...
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... land and labor is divided among the several classes which compose communities of men , under all their varieties of form and circumstances ; and of the ex- tent to which the influence of peculiar modes of that division is felt , when ...
... land and labor is divided among the several classes which compose communities of men , under all their varieties of form and circumstances ; and of the ex- tent to which the influence of peculiar modes of that division is felt , when ...
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... land can be obtained . Should the surface of the country which such a people inhabit be appropriated , the only ... land is then the direct source of the subsistence of the population , so the nature of the property established in the ...
... land can be obtained . Should the surface of the country which such a people inhabit be appropriated , the only ... land is then the direct source of the subsistence of the population , so the nature of the property established in the ...
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... lands were always first appropriated by those who are willing to bestow pains on their cultiva- tion ; if in the history of mankind it were an ordinary fact , that the uncultivated lands of a country were open to the industry or ...
... lands were always first appropriated by those who are willing to bestow pains on their cultiva- tion ; if in the history of mankind it were an ordinary fact , that the uncultivated lands of a country were open to the industry or ...
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