Political EconomyAmerican Book Company, 1917 - 134 Seiten |
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... wealth , the subject of the science , consists of . Secondly , we proceed to inquire how wealth is used or consumed ; nothing , we shall see , can be wealth , unless it be put to some use , and before we make wealth we must know what we ...
... wealth , the subject of the science , consists of . Secondly , we proceed to inquire how wealth is used or consumed ; nothing , we shall see , can be wealth , unless it be put to some use , and before we make wealth we must know what we ...
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... wealth is . In fact it is not at all easy to decide the question . The popular idea is that wealth consists of money , and money consists of gold and silver ; the wealthy man , then , would be one who has an iron safe full of bags of ...
... wealth is . In fact it is not at all easy to decide the question . The popular idea is that wealth consists of money , and money consists of gold and silver ; the wealthy man , then , would be one who has an iron safe full of bags of ...
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... wealth . On the other hand , people like the Dutch live upon very poor bits of land , and yet become wealthy by skill , industry and providence . The fact is that wealth is more due to labour and ingenuity than to a good soil or climate ...
... wealth . On the other hand , people like the Dutch live upon very poor bits of land , and yet become wealthy by skill , industry and providence . The fact is that wealth is more due to labour and ingenuity than to a good soil or climate ...
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INTRODUCTION | 7 |
UTILITY | 17 |
PRODUCTION OF WEALTH | 24 |
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