...landlord for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil.' — M'Culloch, Principles, 265. ' That portion of the produce of the earth which is...the original and indestructible powers of the soil.' — Ricardo, Principles, 34. ' The payment made for the use of the soil.' — Rogers, Political Economy,...

...free competition among farmers, and thereby disclosed the true doctrines of rent and of natural value. "Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth,...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Ricardo, ch. II. For the development of this idea of rent see Cairnes, (a) Lecture VIII. (3) Ricardo...

...free competition among farmers, and thereby disclosed the true doctrines of rent and of natural value. "Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth,...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Ricardo, ch. II. For the development of this idea of rent see Cairnes, (a) Lecture VIII. (3) Ricardo...

...acceptance as one of the fundamental principles of political economy is mainly due. " Rent," says RICARDO, " is that portion of the produce of the earth which...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." If land were unlimited in quantity, and uniform both in quality and in advantages of situation, no...

...just as men by mauy processes transform the iron ore into the steam-engine, llicardo l says that " rent is that portion of the produce of the earth,...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." As a matter of fact, and as we shall see, there are no such powers; and even if there were, it would...

...denounces the statement of Ricardo, McCulloch, and Senior, of Say, Gamier, and Blanqui, that rent is paid for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil, declaring that if rent have this origin, then, indeed, in the language of Proudhon, property is robbery,...

...application of labor and capital to keep up their fertility. Besides, who is authorized to take pay " for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil " ? And who can put himself into a position where he can enforce such a claim ? Land accordingly, like...

...statement that rent forms one of the component parts of the price of raw produce, he defines rent as " that portion of the produce of the earth which is...the original and indestructible powers of the soil" as distinct from the interest and profit of capital, represented by farm buildings, improvements, &c.,...

...to be represented in the theory of rent. "What could be more plausible than to represent them thus ? Rent is " that portion of the produce of the earth...original and indestructible powers of the soil." It is a surplus over the cost of labour and capital required to cultivate the soil. When the produce does...

...Grundrente auf dem Unterschied zwischen den Erträgen zweier Grundstücke beruht, die zu ') „Kent is that portion of the produce of the earth which...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Ricardos Works, aa OS 34. z) „Rent is always the difference between the produce obtained by the employment...