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 vii
... wealth , and to explain the causes of variations which take place in the rate of profits , or amount of wages over the surface of the globe . Mr. Ri- cardo was a man of talent , and he produced a system very ingeniously combined , of ...
... wealth , and to explain the causes of variations which take place in the rate of profits , or amount of wages over the surface of the globe . Mr. Ri- cardo was a man of talent , and he produced a system very ingeniously combined , of ...
Page xv
... wealth , as those of which we have been speaking , must vanish at once . As soon as we withdraw our eyes from books to consult the statistical map of the world , it shews us that the countries in which the rent of land is highest , in ...
... wealth , as those of which we have been speaking , must vanish at once . As soon as we withdraw our eyes from books to consult the statistical map of the world , it shews us that the countries in which the rent of land is highest , in ...
Page xx
... wealth and happiness of com- munities of human beings , from their rudest to their most advanced states , and under all their varieties 1 See in the Appendix some observations by Mr. Herschel , on the different rates of progress of ...
... wealth and happiness of com- munities of human beings , from their rudest to their most advanced states , and under all their varieties 1 See in the Appendix some observations by Mr. Herschel , on the different rates of progress of ...
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