Principles of Political Economy with Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy, Том 2C.C. Little & J. Brown, 1848 |
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... given quantity at some distant period . If the engagement were made in corn , a failure of crops might increase the burden of the payment in one year to fourfold what was intended , or an exuberant harvest sink it in ano- ther to one ...
... given quantity at some distant period . If the engagement were made in corn , a failure of crops might increase the burden of the payment in one year to fourfold what was intended , or an exuberant harvest sink it in ano- ther to one ...
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... given in some detail , on account of the confusion which , in minds not systematically in- structed on the subject , envelopes the whole matter ; partly from a lingering remnant of the old misleading associations , and partly from the ...
... given in some detail , on account of the confusion which , in minds not systematically in- structed on the subject , envelopes the whole matter ; partly from a lingering remnant of the old misleading associations , and partly from the ...
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... given for the use of capital , or in other words , interest , is not only called the interest of money , but , by a grosser perversion of terms , the value of money . This misapplication of language , assisted by some fallacious ...
... given for the use of capital , or in other words , interest , is not only called the interest of money , but , by a grosser perversion of terms , the value of money . This misapplication of language , assisted by some fallacious ...
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... given for only the same quantity of goods . General prices , therefore , would in any case be a fourth higher . The very same effect would be produced on prices if we suppose the goods diminished , instead of the money in- creased ; and ...
... given for only the same quantity of goods . General prices , therefore , would in any case be a fourth higher . The very same effect would be produced on prices if we suppose the goods diminished , instead of the money in- creased ; and ...
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... given time . Time is not the thing to be considered . The state of soci- ety may be such , that each piece of money ... given time , but how often it changes hands in order to perform a given amount of traffic . We must compare the ...
... given time . Time is not the thing to be considered . The state of soci- ety may be such , that each piece of money ... given time , but how often it changes hands in order to perform a given amount of traffic . We must compare the ...
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