Economics: An Introduction for the General ReaderMacmillan, 1918 - 456 стор. |
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... thing , and even to work with it , without understanding it . The loco- motive engineer can do his work excellently without knowing anything of the science of thermo - dynamics , and most of us succeed in spending a lifetime with our ...
... thing , and even to work with it , without understanding it . The loco- motive engineer can do his work excellently without knowing anything of the science of thermo - dynamics , and most of us succeed in spending a lifetime with our ...
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... thing . From the point of view of the individual , profits are the difference between his expenses and his receipts ; from the point of view of society , they are the incentive to , and the payment for , organizing work ; the individual ...
... thing . From the point of view of the individual , profits are the difference between his expenses and his receipts ; from the point of view of society , they are the incentive to , and the payment for , organizing work ; the individual ...
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... thing at a time . " Specialization is as necessary in research as in industry ; the progress of knowledge has been based on the same principle as the growth of the Roman Empire , Divide et impera . The method has its dangers , since ...
... thing at a time . " Specialization is as necessary in research as in industry ; the progress of knowledge has been based on the same principle as the growth of the Roman Empire , Divide et impera . The method has its dangers , since ...
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... thing he wants much more cheaply than the small firm ; it can seldom give him exactly the thing he wants , and the customer will often pay out of all proportion for the slight additional satisfaction of getting the exact thing ...
... thing he wants much more cheaply than the small firm ; it can seldom give him exactly the thing he wants , and the customer will often pay out of all proportion for the slight additional satisfaction of getting the exact thing ...
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... Individuality is the essence of art ; to be beautiful it would seem that a thing must bear the impress of its maker's per- sonality . There is little room then for specialization in 36 Economics for the General Reader.
... Individuality is the essence of art ; to be beautiful it would seem that a thing must bear the impress of its maker's per- sonality . There is little room then for specialization in 36 Economics for the General Reader.
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Adam Smith amount anticipation of demand bank bill bill of exchange buyers capital combination commodity compete competition competitors consumer coöperation cost of production cotton custom depends division of labor duction economic organization economic rent economic system efficiency employer enables England enterprise exchange expenditure expenses firms fixed fluctuations give gold Gresham's Law important income increase individual Industrial Revolution influence kind land large number less limited loan loss machine machinery manufacture means medium of exchange ment method modern industry monopoly output owner paid payment principle profits proportion purchase railway rate of interest raw material rent risks satisfaction secure sell sellers social society specialized speculation spinners standard sumer supply and demand tends theory thing tion trade trade union trust United United Kingdom usually utility wages wants wealth whole wool workers
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