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... trade , I have published a little book called Tales in Political Economy , which I hope may be useful to those young students who find that some of the puzzles carry them out of their depth . I have only to express once more my ...
... trade , I have published a little book called Tales in Political Economy , which I hope may be useful to those young students who find that some of the puzzles carry them out of their depth . I have only to express once more my ...
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... trade— The mercantile system PAGES I - 4 SECTION I. Production of Wealth . The three requisites of production — Land , Labour and Capital ............... .5 CHAPTER I. On Land . The service which land renders to production ...
... trade— The mercantile system PAGES I - 4 SECTION I. Production of Wealth . The three requisites of production — Land , Labour and Capital ............... .5 CHAPTER I. On Land . The service which land renders to production ...
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... Trades ' Unions , Strikes , and Co - operative Societies . The functions of Trades ' Unions - Strikes - Combinations of employers - Lock - outs - Strikes are caused by hostility between employers and employed —Co - operation , co ...
... Trades ' Unions , Strikes , and Co - operative Societies . The functions of Trades ' Unions - Strikes - Combinations of employers - Lock - outs - Strikes are caused by hostility between employers and employed —Co - operation , co ...
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... trade advantageous to both countries only when the relative value of the commodities exchanged is different in each country - The terms of the exchange are regulated by an equalisation of demand and supply - Reciprocity - When there is ...
... trade advantageous to both countries only when the relative value of the commodities exchanged is different in each country - The terms of the exchange are regulated by an equalisation of demand and supply - Reciprocity - When there is ...
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... with regard to the land - tax - Tithes - Poor- rates - The incidence of poor - rates levied on dwelling - houses and on trade premises INDEX PAGES 202-223 .PAGES 224-227 ERRATUM . P. 54 , line 24 , for " xvi Contents .
... with regard to the land - tax - Tithes - Poor- rates - The incidence of poor - rates levied on dwelling - houses and on trade premises INDEX PAGES 202-223 .PAGES 224-227 ERRATUM . P. 54 , line 24 , for " xvi Contents .
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A. W. VERRALL agricultural produce amount Assistant Assistant-Master Bank Bank of England BEGINNERS BOOK Cambridge capital and labour capitalist causes cent CHEMISTRY cheques Christ's College classes Clifton College commodities competition corn cost of production Crown 8vo decrease demand economic rent effect ELEMENTARY employment England English example exports Extra fcap farmer Fellow of St Fellow of Trinity formerly France Globe 8vo gold and silver Greek HISTORY income income-tax increased industry instance J. P. MAHAFFY John's College labour and capital land landlord late Fellow LATIN Lecturer levied LL.D London Macmillan's manufactured margin of cultivation Master Mathematics Owens College Oxford paid Political Economy poor rate population PRIMER principle production of wealth Professor purchase rate of profit rate of wages rent revised and enlarged School Second Edition Shew supply supposed taxation trade Translated TREATISE TRIGONOMETRY Trinity College University University of Cambridge wages and profits wages-fund workmen
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