An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation. By the Rev. Richard Jones ..., Volume 1 |
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Page x
... position in the ordinary progress of nations , of the owners of stock , the next leading body in communities , are decided on in a spirit scarcely less gloomy . The effects of that diminution in the productive powers of industry , which ...
... position in the ordinary progress of nations , of the owners of stock , the next leading body in communities , are decided on in a spirit scarcely less gloomy . The effects of that diminution in the productive powers of industry , which ...
Page xii
... position of every country in the world bear to the laws really determining the vary- ing powers of communities to accumulate capital . But the theoretical unsoundness of these doctrines , glaring as it must be to all who are in xii PREFACE ...
... position of every country in the world bear to the laws really determining the vary- ing powers of communities to accumulate capital . But the theoretical unsoundness of these doctrines , glaring as it must be to all who are in xii PREFACE ...
Page xv
... position and progress , and govern the conduct , of large bodies of the human race , placed under different circumstances , can be learnt only by an appeal to experience . He must , indeed , be a shallow reasoner , who by mere efforts ...
... position and progress , and govern the conduct , of large bodies of the human race , placed under different circumstances , can be learnt only by an appeal to experience . He must , indeed , be a shallow reasoner , who by mere efforts ...
Page xviii
... position of the different orders of society , as seen in the ordinary progress of civilization , —and the gloomy fate , the constant tendency to decline , the unceasing opposition of conflicting interests , as exhibited in the later ...
... position of the different orders of society , as seen in the ordinary progress of civilization , —and the gloomy fate , the constant tendency to decline , the unceasing opposition of conflicting interests , as exhibited in the later ...
Page xxvii
... position to increase . The laws which determine fluctuations in the numbers of the laboring classes , and in the amount of the funds devoted to their maintenance , once explained , the circumstances which determine the rate of wages in ...
... position to increase . The laws which determine fluctuations in the numbers of the laboring classes , and in the amount of the funds devoted to their maintenance , once explained , the circumstances which determine the rate of wages in ...
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