The Elements of Political EconomyGould, Kendall, and Lincoln, 1840 - 441 páginas |
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... whole subject of Political Economy , may be therefore divided into four parts . The First Part treats of PRODUCTION , or the laws which govern the application of labor to capital in the creation of value . The Second , or EXCHANGE ...
... whole subject of Political Economy , may be therefore divided into four parts . The First Part treats of PRODUCTION , or the laws which govern the application of labor to capital in the creation of value . The Second , or EXCHANGE ...
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... whole , or to any part of the substance , in which the value resides . The substance cannot be appropriated , nor can it be divided ; and , were this possible , the laborer could make no use of it . Nor is the change one which is ...
... whole , or to any part of the substance , in which the value resides . The substance cannot be appropriated , nor can it be divided ; and , were this possible , the laborer could make no use of it . Nor is the change one which is ...
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... whole ten , therefore , by such a division of labor , will be greatly aug- mented . This is the third method by which the productiveness of human industry may be increased . We see , then , the modes in which the productive power of man ...
... whole ten , therefore , by such a division of labor , will be greatly aug- mented . This is the third method by which the productiveness of human industry may be increased . We see , then , the modes in which the productive power of man ...
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... By all these divisions , it is mani- fest that the result of the whole is greatly increased . It is only the savage , that combines in his own per- son , in all their departments , the character of SECTION II Of Division of Labor.
... By all these divisions , it is mani- fest that the result of the whole is greatly increased . It is only the savage , that combines in his own per- son , in all their departments , the character of SECTION II Of Division of Labor.
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... whole time , which would thus be saved . There would be six years more of productive labor , in the life of each of these men ; and , as they had spent less time in acquiring their art , they could af- ford to exercise it for lower ...
... whole time , which would thus be saved . There would be six years more of productive labor , in the life of each of these men ; and , as they had spent less time in acquiring their art , they could af- ford to exercise it for lower ...
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Términos y frases comunes
able accomplish accumulation advantage amount of labor annual balance spring bank benefit borrow bushels capi capitalist cent cheaper circulating capital circulating medium cloth consumed consumption cost cotton course creased create demand diminished dition dium division of labor duction effect employed employment enabled equal evident exchangeable value exerted expense exports fixed capital frequently gratify greater greatly Hence human industry hundred dollars important inasmuch increased individual indolence investment iron Julius Cæsar laws less liable loan machinery mand manner manufactures means ment merchant millions mode nation natural agents necessary number of laborers objects of desire obliged operation paid payment persons portion possesses precious metals principles procure production profit proportion purchase quantity reason receive render result rich rise sell skill society specie supply Suppose thing thousand dollars tion transportation venison vidual wants wheat whole worth
Pasajes populares
Página 114 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Página 206 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Página v - His object has been to write a book, which, any one who chooses may understand. He has, therefore, labored to express the general principles in the plainest manner possible, and to illustrate them by cases with which every person is familiar. It has been to the author a source of regret, that the course of discussion in the following pages, has, unavoidably, led him over ground which has frequently been the arena of political controversy.
Página 84 - One of those boys, who loved to play with his companions, observed that, by tying a string from the handle of the valve which opened this communication, to another part of the machine, the valve would open and shut without his assistance, and leave him at liberty to divert himself with his playfellows.
Página 79 - It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.
Página vii - ... led him over ground which has frequently been the arena of political controversy. In all such cases, he has endeavored to state what seemed to him to be truth, without fear, favor, or affection. He is conscious to himself of no bias towards any party whatever, and he thinks that he who will read the whole work, will be convinced that he has been influenced by none.
Página 79 - By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it.
Página 79 - But these are poor and narrow views of its importance. It has increased indefinitely the mass of human comforts and enjoyments, and rendered cheap and accessible, all over the world, the materials of wealth and prosperity.