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Page ix
... waste to make . They do not please the eye ; they merely puff up a silly and anti - social conceit . They are symbols of snobbery . The dreadful waste on sham art and bad ornament is bad and anti - pro- gressive . People who cheat ...
... waste to make . They do not please the eye ; they merely puff up a silly and anti - social conceit . They are symbols of snobbery . The dreadful waste on sham art and bad ornament is bad and anti - pro- gressive . People who cheat ...
Page xiii
... Waste of time is not only folly , but it is anti - progressive and means degen- eration , just as waste of money over bad or foolish things , or waste of work over ugly shams or false ornaments or dishonest productions of any kind . One ...
... Waste of time is not only folly , but it is anti - progressive and means degen- eration , just as waste of money over bad or foolish things , or waste of work over ugly shams or false ornaments or dishonest productions of any kind . One ...
Page xvii
... wastes more wealth than it contributes to landlords , capitalists , and money - lenders . The stat- istics are not at present forthcoming to prove this statement , but a few figures will illustrate my point . Mr. Edson Bradley , Vice ...
... wastes more wealth than it contributes to landlords , capitalists , and money - lenders . The stat- istics are not at present forthcoming to prove this statement , but a few figures will illustrate my point . Mr. Edson Bradley , Vice ...
Page xviii
... waste on railways , advertising , and telegraphs in the United States is estimated at $ 698,000,000 , while the waste on separate railway management in England is set at £ xvill NOTE TO SECOND EDITION.
... waste on railways , advertising , and telegraphs in the United States is estimated at $ 698,000,000 , while the waste on separate railway management in England is set at £ xvill NOTE TO SECOND EDITION.
Page xix
... waste an enormous amount of wealth , and capitalists and workmen fighting each other waste a great deal in addition . For example , in 1897-98 , 25,636,001 work- ing days were lost in England through labour dis- putes arising out of the ...
... waste an enormous amount of wealth , and capitalists and workmen fighting each other waste a great deal in addition . For example , in 1897-98 , 25,636,001 work- ing days were lost in England through labour dis- putes arising out of the ...
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Adam Smith agriculture amount Arkwright became capital capitalist centres chapter CHARLES BEARD classes clothing Co-operative combination compete competition cotton Democracy disease economic eighteenth century electric employed employers energy England English estimated factory system forces freedom of contract French Revolution Government hand workers horse-power human hundred ignorant important improved increased individual industrial organisation Industrial Revolution inventors iron labour Lancashire land legislation machinery machines Manchester manufacture markets means mechanical inventions medieval ment methods mill owners modern moral nation natural necessary operation output Parliament persons political political economists population power loom problem production profit progress railway rapidly raw materials reform regulation restrictions Robert Owen secure Sidney Webb social society spinning steam steam-engine struggle supply textile things tion to-day towns trade Trade Unionism transportation turn utilisation vast wages waste water frame wealth weaver weaving wool