Political Economy for High Schools and AcademiesGinn, 1895 - 108 стор. |
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... demand . 2. Savage man lives a good deal as do the lower animals , on what nature offers him without his foresight being brought into play . He kills wild beasts and birds , catches fish , gathers fruits and nuts , collects nutritious ...
... demand . 2. Savage man lives a good deal as do the lower animals , on what nature offers him without his foresight being brought into play . He kills wild beasts and birds , catches fish , gathers fruits and nuts , collects nutritious ...
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... demand , as they have no use that we know of . To be valuable a thing must be wanted for use , or for ornament , or as a curiosity , and also must be something we cannot get without an effort . If we can reduce the amount of effort ...
... demand , as they have no use that we know of . To be valuable a thing must be wanted for use , or for ornament , or as a curiosity , and also must be something we cannot get without an effort . If we can reduce the amount of effort ...
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... demand for them , and with the supply , just as does the value of iron or of wheat . 12. As nearly everything we have a use for keeps falling in value , through our devising better ways of getting it , or finding new supplies of it ...
... demand for them , and with the supply , just as does the value of iron or of wheat . 12. As nearly everything we have a use for keeps falling in value , through our devising better ways of getting it , or finding new supplies of it ...
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... the best implements , the best breeds of cattle . They watched the markets , especially of all the great cities within reach , to see what there was a demand for . America and even England might take lessons from 18 POLITICAL ECONOMY .
... the best implements , the best breeds of cattle . They watched the markets , especially of all the great cities within reach , to see what there was a demand for . America and even England might take lessons from 18 POLITICAL ECONOMY .
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... demand for building - lots . Away from the cities this kind of increase in value is not so striking . Yet whenever a railroad establishes a station at any point , the land near it rises at once and decidedly in value . So , in a less ...
... demand for building - lots . Away from the cities this kind of increase in value is not so striking . Yet whenever a railroad establishes a station at any point , the land near it rises at once and decidedly in value . So , in a less ...
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