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... political economists in their attempted definitions of capital , we may accept for our use the conclusion of Hobson that the actual concrete forms of capital are the raw materials of production , includ THE BREAKING UP OF THE OLD ORDER ...
... political economists in their attempted definitions of capital , we may accept for our use the conclusion of Hobson that the actual concrete forms of capital are the raw materials of production , includ THE BREAKING UP OF THE OLD ORDER ...
Page 59
... political economists and servants of the Man of Galilee . As early as 1795 , Dr. Aikin noted that the invention of machinery to shorten labour had not only extended the trade , but had also called into the mills hands from all parts ...
... political economists and servants of the Man of Galilee . As early as 1795 , Dr. Aikin noted that the invention of machinery to shorten labour had not only extended the trade , but had also called into the mills hands from all parts ...
Page 66
... political economists were busy with " over - population , " enlightened self - interest , and the relation of wages to capital ; but the people were , fortunately , beginning to think a little for them selves . It soon became evident to ...
... political economists were busy with " over - population , " enlightened self - interest , and the relation of wages to capital ; but the people were , fortunately , beginning to think a little for them selves . It soon became evident to ...
Page 68
... Political Economists . Following in the main the doctrines of Adam Smith , but with vicious enlargements and interpretations , the economists were opposed to placing new restrictions on the rapidly- developing industries . Having ...
... Political Economists . Following in the main the doctrines of Adam Smith , but with vicious enlargements and interpretations , the economists were opposed to placing new restrictions on the rapidly- developing industries . Having ...
Page 80
... with the struggle for the factory acts there was developing among the workers a sense of the power and desirability of unity . The Political Economists who regarded society as composed of a group 80 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
... with the struggle for the factory acts there was developing among the workers a sense of the power and desirability of unity . The Political Economists who regarded society as composed of a group 80 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
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