Selections from Principles of Political Economy

abstinence Adam Smith admitted advantage agency amount benefit bequest burthen capital capitalists civilization colony commodity competition condition considerations consumer contract corn corn laws cost cultivation degree demand desirable diminished doctrine duty economical effect emigration employed employment England existing expense experience export favour foreign freedom of contract French Revolution give ground habits hired labour human important improvement increase individual industry interest interference intestacy Ireland labouring class land less limited maize mankind manufacturers manure marriage means ment mischief mode monopoly moral nature necessary necessity object obtain opinion parents pecuniary persons political economy Poor Law population portion possession practical present primogeniture principle produce profits proprietor protection Protectionism Protectionist question reasons remuneration require restriction Sismondi society subsistence sufficient suppose taxation taxes things tion trade trade unions unless voluntary wages Wakefield whole