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Page 18
... whole saving of labour would fall on the stockings , because that portion of labour was wholly confined to the stockings ; in the other , a portion only would fall on the stockings , the remainder being applied to all those other commo ...
... whole saving of labour would fall on the stockings , because that portion of labour was wholly confined to the stockings ; in the other , a portion only would fall on the stockings , the remainder being applied to all those other commo ...
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... whole produce of the land of any particular farm , between the three classes , of landlord , capi- talist , and labourer , that we are to judge of the rise or fall of rent , profit , and wages , and not according to the value at which ...
... whole produce of the land of any particular farm , between the three classes , of landlord , capi- talist , and labourer , that we are to judge of the rise or fall of rent , profit , and wages , and not according to the value at which ...
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... whole of their rent . Such a measure would only enable some farmers to live like gentlemen , but would not diminish the quantity of labour necessary to raise raw produce on the least productive land in cultivation . Nothing is more ...
... whole of their rent . Such a measure would only enable some farmers to live like gentlemen , but would not diminish the quantity of labour necessary to raise raw produce on the least productive land in cultivation . Nothing is more ...
Page 53
... whole capital of a country might pos- sibly be doubled in a shorter period . In that case , wages during the whole period would have a tendency to rise , because the demand for labour would increase still faster than the supply . In new ...
... whole capital of a country might pos- sibly be doubled in a shorter period . In that case , wages during the whole period would have a tendency to rise , because the demand for labour would increase still faster than the supply . In new ...
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... whole kingdom . A parish is much more interested in an economical collection of the rate , and a sparing dis- tribution of relief , when the whole saving will be for its own benefit , than if hundreds of other parishes were to partake ...
... whole kingdom . A parish is much more interested in an economical collection of the rate , and a sparing dis- tribution of relief , when the whole saving will be for its own benefit , than if hundreds of other parishes were to partake ...
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