Contemporary Civilization Source BookColumbia University Press, 1942 - Civilization |
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... gold and silver . Manufactures , therefore , gradually shift their places , leaving those countries and provinces which they have already enriched , and flying to others , whither they are allured by the cheapness of provisions and ...
... gold and silver . Manufactures , therefore , gradually shift their places , leaving those countries and provinces which they have already enriched , and flying to others , whither they are allured by the cheapness of provisions and ...
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... gold and silver are diminishing , as it is advantageous when these metals are increasing . The workman has not the same employment from the manufacturer and merchant ; though he pays the same price for every thing in the market . The ...
... gold and silver are diminishing , as it is advantageous when these metals are increasing . The workman has not the same employment from the manufacturer and merchant ; though he pays the same price for every thing in the market . The ...
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... gold and silver , which can easily be transported to him . Great undertakers , and manufacturers , and merchants , arise in every commodity ; and these can conveniently deal in nothing but in specie . And consequently , in this ...
... gold and silver , which can easily be transported to him . Great undertakers , and manufacturers , and merchants , arise in every commodity ; and these can conveniently deal in nothing but in specie . And consequently , in this ...
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act of navigation Adam Smith advantage agriculture Almanack annual authority Bees Bernard de Mandeville burden upon foreign carrying trade cause cheaper Cheat ciety commerce commodities consequence Creditor David Hume division of labour domestic industry dustry economic effect employment endeavours evil exchange fam'd foreign trade FRANÇOIS QUESNAY give gold and silver Government greater greatest Hive home market Hume increase individual interests justice less liberty Lisbon liv'd live Mandeville Mandeville's manner manufactures ment mercantilist merchant monopoly moral natural laws natural order natural right neces necessary neighbours never occasion particular perhaps philosophers Physiocratic pins plenty of money ployed Poor Dick says Poor Richard says positive laws powers of labour produce proportion purchase pure nature quantity Quesnay reason regulation revenue rich scarce Sloth Smith society sovereign specie inflow Taxes thing tion trade of consumption trifling ture Vendue Vice Wealth of Nations whole workmen