Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy, 2. kötetJ.W. Parker and Son, 1849 |
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7. oldal
... hands , and to interdict all coining by private persons ; indeed , their guarantee was often the only one which would have been relied on , a reliance however which very often it ill deserved ; profligate governments having until a very ...
... hands , and to interdict all coining by private persons ; indeed , their guarantee was often the only one which would have been relied on , a reliance however which very often it ill deserved ; profligate governments having until a very ...
12. oldal
... hand to hand through that medium . § 2. The value or purchasing power of money depends , in the first instance , on demand and supply . But demand and supply , in relation to money , present themselves in a somewhat different shape from ...
... hand to hand through that medium . § 2. The value or purchasing power of money depends , in the first instance , on demand and supply . But demand and supply , in relation to money , present themselves in a somewhat different shape from ...
14. oldal
... hands of the sellers of these different articles ; and they , whether labourers or dealers , having more money to lay out , will create an increased demand for all the things which they are accustomed to purchase : these accord- ingly ...
... hands of the sellers of these different articles ; and they , whether labourers or dealers , having more money to lay out , will create an increased demand for all the things which they are accustomed to purchase : these accord- ingly ...
15. oldal
... hands of individuals to be increased , the wants and inclinations of the community collectively in respect to consumption remaining exactly the same ; the increase of demand would reach all things equally , and there would be an ...
... hands of individuals to be increased , the wants and inclinations of the community collectively in respect to consumption remaining exactly the same ; the increase of demand would reach all things equally , and there would be an ...
16. oldal
... hands of the community , and the same amount of goods to be sold , less money altogether would be given for them , and they would be sold at lower prices ; lower , too , in the precise ratio in which the money was diminished . So that ...
... hands of the community , and the same amount of goods to be sold , less money altogether would be given for them , and they would be sold at lower prices ; lower , too , in the precise ratio in which the money was diminished . So that ...
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accumulation Adam Smith advantage agricultural amount assignats bank notes Bank of England bankers benefit bills bullion capitalists cause cheaper cheapness circulation circumstances coin commerce commodities consequences consumers corn corn laws cost of labour cost of production cultivation currency dealers debt degree demand depend diminished direct tax duty economical effect employed employment England equal equivalent exchange exchange value existing expense exports fall favour France Germany gold greater imports improvement income increase individual industry labour and capital land landlords law of value less loans lower means ment mode necessary obtain Octavo paid payment persons population portion precious metals present principle produce proportion purchase quantity raise rate of interest rate of profit rent revenue rise of price speculation sumers supply suppose taxation things tion tithe trade value of money wages wealth whole yards of cloth
Népszerű szakaszok
484. oldal - The only case in which, on mere principles of political economy, protecting duties can be defensible, is when they are imposed temporarily (especially in a young and rising nation) in hopes of naturalizing a foreign industry, in itself perfectly suitable to the circumstances of the country.
349. oldal - Fourthly, by subjecting the people to the frequent visits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers, it may expose them to much unnecessary trouble, vexation, and oppression...
121. oldal - It is hardly possible to overrate the value, in the present low state of human improvement, of placing human beings in contact with persons dissimilar to themselves, and with modes of thought and action unlike those with which they are familiar.
506. oldal - Experience, however, proves that the depositaries of power who are mere delegates of the people, that is of a majority, are quite as ready (when they think they can count on popular support) as any organs of oligarchy, to assume arbitrary power, and encroach unduly on the liberty of private life.
349. oldal - The certainty of what each individual ought to pay is, in taxation, a matter of so great importance, that a very considerable degree of inequality, it appears, I believe, from the experience of all nations, is not near so great an evil as a very small degree of uncertainty.
512. oldal - Letting alone, in short, should be the general practice: every departure from it, unless required by some great good, is a certain evil.
122. oldal - ... it may be said without exaggeration that the great extent and rapid increase of international trade, in being the principal guarantee of the peace of the world, is the great permanent security for the uninterrupted progress of the ideas, the institutions, and the character of the human race.
348. oldal - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
348. oldal - The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain and not arbitrary. The time of payment, the manner of payment, the quantity to be paid, ought all to be clear and plain to the contributor and to every other person.
247. oldal - ... the unlimited, growth of man's power over nature. Our knowledge of the properties and laws of physical objects shows no sign of approaching its ultimate boundaries: it is advancing more rapidly, and in a greater number of directions at once, than in any previous age or generation, and affording such frequent glimpses of unexplored fields beyond, as to justify the belief that our acquaintance with nature is still almost in its infancy.