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They can , I think , be conveniently brought under four heads : occupational
distribution , organisation , markets , and nature of work . Perhaps the most
important effect of the war for the postwar generation is the change it brought
about in the ...
They can , I think , be conveniently brought under four heads : occupational
distribution , organisation , markets , and nature of work . Perhaps the most
important effect of the war for the postwar generation is the change it brought
about in the ...
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To my third and fourth heads , markets and nature of work , I can do no more than
refer . The former requires an examination of the world economic situation that
would take too long , the latter a technological survey of industry that only ...
To my third and fourth heads , markets and nature of work , I can do no more than
refer . The former requires an examination of the world economic situation that
would take too long , the latter a technological survey of industry that only ...
Сторінка 18
( I ) In some branches of production the process of investment of fixed capital is ,
from the nature of the case , lumpy and discontinuous ; and once such a process
is completed , the larger the number of units of output produced ( or , to put the ...
( I ) In some branches of production the process of investment of fixed capital is ,
from the nature of the case , lumpy and discontinuous ; and once such a process
is completed , the larger the number of units of output produced ( or , to put the ...
Сторінка 23
investment experiences only a very small part of the effects of this indirect impact
upon general organisation , it is not to be expected that the probable nature and
total magnitude of these effects should appreciably influence his actions .
investment experiences only a very small part of the effects of this indirect impact
upon general organisation , it is not to be expected that the probable nature and
total magnitude of these effects should appreciably influence his actions .
Сторінка 24
I struggle out of the giant ' s embraces into the peaceful enclave of my hard - won
prejudices about the nature of . decreasing cost of this type : — that it only means
that , given time and the progress of organisation , a larger output can be ...
I struggle out of the giant ' s embraces into the peaceful enclave of my hard - won
prejudices about the nature of . decreasing cost of this type : — that it only means
that , given time and the progress of organisation , a larger output can be ...
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The Economic Journal: The Quarterly Journal of the Royal ..., Том 23,Випуск 89 Повний перегляд - 1913 |
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