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... as by fufion thofe parts can eafily be re- united again ; a quality which no other equally durable commodities poffefs , and which more than any other quality renders them fit to be the inftruments of commerce and circulation .
... as by fufion thofe parts can eafily be re- united again ; a quality which no other equally durable commodities poffefs , and which more than any other quality renders them fit to be the inftruments of commerce and circulation .
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... to enter into them ; fecondly , by increasing it in others beyond what it naturally would be ; and , thirdly , by obftruct- ing the free circulation of labour and stock , both from employment to employment and from place to place .
... to enter into them ; fecondly , by increasing it in others beyond what it naturally would be ; and , thirdly , by obftruct- ing the free circulation of labour and stock , both from employment to employment and from place to place .
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Thirdly , The policy of Europe , by obftruct ing the free circulation of labour and ftock both from employment to employment , and from place to place , occafions in fome cafes a very inconvenient inequality in the whole of the ...
Thirdly , The policy of Europe , by obftruct ing the free circulation of labour and ftock both from employment to employment , and from place to place , occafions in fome cafes a very inconvenient inequality in the whole of the ...
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Whatever obftructs the free circulation of la- bour from one employment to another , obftructs that of stock likewife ; the quantity of stock which can be employed in any branch of business depending very much upon that of the labour ...
Whatever obftructs the free circulation of la- bour from one employment to another , obftructs that of stock likewife ; the quantity of stock which can be employed in any branch of business depending very much upon that of the labour ...
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In order to restore in some measure that free circulation of labour which thofe different fta- tutes had almost entirely taken away , the inven tion of certificates was fallen upon . By the 8th and 9th of William III . it was enacted ...
In order to restore in some measure that free circulation of labour which thofe different fta- tutes had almost entirely taken away , the inven tion of certificates was fallen upon . By the 8th and 9th of William III . it was enacted ...
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Página 44 - The real price of every thing, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. What every thing is really worth to the man who has acquired it, and who wants to dispose of it or exchange it for something else, is the toil and trouble which it can save to himself, and which it can impose upon other people.
Página 42 - The things which have the greatest value in use have frequently little or no value in exchange; and, on the contrary, those which have the greatest value in exchange have frequently little or no value in use.
Página 21 - But man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only. He will be more likely to prevail if he can interest their self-love in his favour, and show them that it is for their own advantage to do for him what he requires of them.
Página 188 - The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper without injury to his neighbour, is a plain violation of this most sacred property.
Página 83 - The commodity is then sold precisely for what it is worth, or for what it really costs the person who brings it to market; for though in common language what is called the prime cost of any commodity does not comprehend the profit of the person who is to sell it again, yet if he sells it at a price which does not allow him the ordinary rate of profit in his...
Página 84 - The market price of every particular commodity is regulated by the proportion between the quantity which is actually brought to market, and the demand of those who are willing to pay the natural price of the commodity, or the whole value of the rent, labour, and profit, which must be paid in order to bring it thither. Such people may be called the effectual demanders, and their demand the effectual demand ; since it may be sufficient to effectuate the bringing of the commodity to market.
Página 7 - But in the way in which this business is now carried on, not only the whole work is a peculiar trade, but it is divided into a number of branches, of which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades.
Página 17 - The shepherd, the sorter of the wool, the woolcomber or carder, the dyer, the scribbler, the spinner, the weaver, the fuller, the dresser, with many others, must all join their different arts in order to complete even this homely production. How many merchants and carriers, besides, must have been employed in transporting the materials from some of...
Página 20 - It is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals, which seem to know neither this nor any other species of contracts.
Página 7 - ... those employed in every different branch of the work can often be collected into the same workhouse and placed at once under the view of the spectator. In those great manufactures...
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| Título | The Works of Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh:: The nature and causes of the wealth of nations Volumen2 de The Works of Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh:: One of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in Scotland, and Formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow, Cadell & Davies |
| Autor | Adam Smith |
| Colaborador | Cadell & Davies |
| Editor | T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 1 Ago. 2007 |
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