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Page xi
... influence the demand for gold and silver - The effect of the gold dis- coveries on the value of money .80-92 SECTION III . The Distribution of Wealth . Wealth is divided into rent , wages and profits - In different countries these ...
... influence the demand for gold and silver - The effect of the gold dis- coveries on the value of money .80-92 SECTION III . The Distribution of Wealth . Wealth is divided into rent , wages and profits - In different countries these ...
Page xii
... influence of popula tion on wages - Malthus on Population - Emigration an insuf- ficient remedy for over - population - The effect on wages of a local decline in profits - The effect on wages of increased efficiency of labour - High ...
... influence of popula tion on wages - Malthus on Population - Emigration an insuf- ficient remedy for over - population - The effect on wages of a local decline in profits - The effect on wages of increased efficiency of labour - High ...
Page xiii
... Influence on Prices . Definition of Credit - The meaning of . the expressions " good or bad credit " -Credit is not capital - The manner in which credit promotes the productive employment of wealth -- Banks -Joint - stock companies ...
... Influence on Prices . Definition of Credit - The meaning of . the expressions " good or bad credit " -Credit is not capital - The manner in which credit promotes the productive employment of wealth -- Banks -Joint - stock companies ...
Page 7
... influence of small farm- ing in stimulating the industry of the farmer , it should be stated that the remarks just made apply much more powerfully in the case of peasant proprietors than in the case of peasant tenants . Nothing can be ...
... influence of small farm- ing in stimulating the industry of the farmer , it should be stated that the remarks just made apply much more powerfully in the case of peasant proprietors than in the case of peasant tenants . Nothing can be ...
Page 53
... influenced only by one , as in those cases where there is a single standard of value . There is not a Double Standard in this Country . It may be thought that as in this country there are gold , silver , and copper coins in circulation ...
... influenced only by one , as in those cases where there is a single standard of value . There is not a Double Standard in this Country . It may be thought that as in this country there are gold , silver , and copper coins in circulation ...
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