A Treatise on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages and the Condition of the Labouring ClassesLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851 - 114 páginas |
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... exertion . The duties and obligations which property brings along with it , are not a little onerous . The judicious management of a large estate , or other pro- perty , requires much care and circumspection . Without this , it will ...
... exertion . The duties and obligations which property brings along with it , are not a little onerous . The judicious management of a large estate , or other pro- perty , requires much care and circumspection . Without this , it will ...
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... exertions are neither inspired by hope nor by ambition . Unable to save , or to acquire a stake in society , they have no inducement to make any unusual exer- tions . In consequence , they become indolent and dispirited ; and , if not ...
... exertions are neither inspired by hope nor by ambition . Unable to save , or to acquire a stake in society , they have no inducement to make any unusual exer- tions . In consequence , they become indolent and dispirited ; and , if not ...
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... exertion , what can he expect from his marriage but that he should be reduced to comparative poverty , and be forced , perhaps , to take refuge in a workhouse ? There is no deny- ing this conclusion ; and a conviction of its truth will ...
... exertion , what can he expect from his marriage but that he should be reduced to comparative poverty , and be forced , perhaps , to take refuge in a workhouse ? There is no deny- ing this conclusion ; and a conviction of its truth will ...
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... exertions : to be comfortable , if they prac- tise thrift and industry ; and wretched , if they indulge in waste and idleness . CHAPTER III . Natural or Necessary Rate of Wages , different in different Countries and Periods . Depends on ...
... exertions : to be comfortable , if they prac- tise thrift and industry ; and wretched , if they indulge in waste and idleness . CHAPTER III . Natural or Necessary Rate of Wages , different in different Countries and Periods . Depends on ...
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... exertions which the rise of prices forces labourers to make , must tend , as well by lessening their supplies of food as by adding to the severity of their labour , to increase the rate of mortality , and consequently , by diminishing ...
... exertions which the rise of prices forces labourers to make , must tend , as well by lessening their supplies of food as by adding to the severity of their labour , to increase the rate of mortality , and consequently , by diminishing ...
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Adam Smith advance of wages advantage amount become Britain circumstances Combination Act combination laws comfort common comparatively condition conduct consequence considerable crease degree demand for labour depend depressed destitution diminished dition earnings effect employed employment endeavour engaged England equal exertion facility fall famine forethought friendly societies greater habits high wages idle improved improvident increase of capital individuals industry influence injurious interest Ireland Irish labouring classes land latter less Lord John Russell manufacturing marriages masters means ment natural or necessary necessaries and conveniences necessary rate number of labourers obtain occasion paid parties period poor portion potatoes poverty principle productive proper proportion quantity raise wages rate of wages reduced regard repeal respect rise savings-banks septier sort statute subsistence sufficient supplies of food supposed tillage tion trade wages of labour Wealth of Nations well-being wheaten bread work-houses work-people workmen