The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Grolier, 1992 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 12
... land probably evolved in the 17th century on the lands of private landlords or gentry . Redistribution was introduced among peasants on state lands only later , in the reign of Catherine II . In the Ukraine the commune tended to be ...
... land probably evolved in the 17th century on the lands of private landlords or gentry . Redistribution was introduced among peasants on state lands only later , in the reign of Catherine II . In the Ukraine the commune tended to be ...
Page 525
... land tenure adhering between the lord and his dependent tenants who worked the land , and also as the administrative and legal processes that preserved this system . Seignorialism should be distinguished from feudalism . Feudalism was ...
... land tenure adhering between the lord and his dependent tenants who worked the land , and also as the administrative and legal processes that preserved this system . Seignorialism should be distinguished from feudalism . Feudalism was ...
Page 843
... land values . " This was developed not merely as a fiscal reform but as a method for achieving a more ambitious social goal , that of raising wages and establishing equal rights in land . The term " single tax " was not used in Progress ...
... land values . " This was developed not merely as a fiscal reform but as a method for achieving a more ambitious social goal , that of raising wages and establishing equal rights in land . The term " single tax " was not used in Progress ...
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