Emigration from, to U.S.A., 233 Trade restraints imposed on, 262 Union of, with Great Britain, A. Smith's views as to, 218-19
Johnson, Dr., cited, 2; quoted, 139 Labour-
Agricultural, advantages of, natural and social, 46-8
"Annual produce of the land and labour," modern corresponding term for, 24, 34, 39
Broad significance of term, as used by A. Smith, 26
Capital required by, auxiliary and sustaining, 27-8, 37, 40, 104 Capital's interests in relation to, 39, Combinations of-
Prohibition of, by law, 38 Townsmen's advantages regarding, 48, 72 Conditions of-
Misinterpretation of A. Smith's views as to consideration of, 118- 119
Regulation of, in 19th century, 128 Consuming power of those engaged
Magnitude of, in aggregate, 126-7 Reduction in, the same thing as
falling off in aggregate annual produce, 127
Cost of, as affected by taxation of necessaries, 122-3, 163
Philosophy and speculation included under, 26 Productive-
Employment of (see also Employ- ment)-
Profit on capital a requisite for, 92, 94
Test of economic advantage, 85, 92
Maintenance of, source of- Capital, 35
Produce, annual, of land and labour, 37
Nature of, 24-5 Unemployment, see that title Unproductive-
Distinction of, from absence of labour, 35
Importance and necessity of, 25-6 Maintenance of, source of
Produce, annual, of land and labour, 37 Revenue, 35 Nature of, 25
Value added by, to national divi- dend to be considered rather than mere employment, 108-10 Vested interests of, 171-2, 254-6 Wages of, see Wages
Waste of, in "making work,"
M'Culloch's Introduction to Wealth of Nations quoted, 41-2
Madox's Exchequer quoted, 243 n.2 Magna Charta quoted, 243 n.2 "Man within," A. Smith's appeal to, 4 Manufactures-
Colonial policy regarding, 196 Free importation of, A. Smith's views as to probable effect of, on home manufactures, 99 n., 145 (see also Free trade)
Hamilton's Report on Manufac- tures cited, 84; quoted, 249 Materials of, exemption of, from taxation, 122, 142
Underselling in, in near markets, cause of, 199
Home, see Home trade
Labour, for, organisation of, 128 Money fundamentally important in connection with, 29-30
Situation of, conditions determin- ing, 45
May, Erskine, Constitutional History
of England by, quoted, 227 and n. Mercantilists-
"Balance of trade" theory held by, 64, 84, 129, 130
Monopoly the centre of system of, 83-4, 93, 140, 141, 151; desire for monopoly of labour, 119 Smith's attack on, 29, 57, 64, 84, 89,
90, 93, 118-21, 129, 140, 141, 210, 216; his suspicion against, 131-2 Merchant shipping, non-British capital in, 53-4 Merchants-
Interference of, in proper functions of the State, disadvantages of, 177-84, 225
Monopoly chiefly of benefit to manu- facturers and, 112-13, 140-3
Militarism, A. Smith's views on, 15-17 Mill, J. S., quoted, 103; cited, 104, 173, 255; Representative Govern- ment by quoted, 263 n.
Capital, money attribute of, 31-2 Importance, fundamental, of, 29-30 Overestimation of, 79 Monopoly-
Agriculturists not actuated by spirit of, in A. Smith's view, 144 Colonial trade, of, see under Colonies, British-Trade of-British
Evils of, 89, 139, 141; reduction of produce of the land and labour, 120;
sacrifice of productive labourers and consumers, 120, 130, 131 Limited time, granted for, 176 Mercantilist system based on and permeated with, 83-4, 93, 140, 141, 151
Merchants and manufacturers chiefly benefited by, 112-13, 140-3 Protection necessarily conducive to, 93, 101
Smith's attack on, 72, 130, 131,
140, 141-4, 263, 266
State intervention in regard to, 134, 176
Taxation of gains of monopolists, A. Smith's views on, 141, 205 Taxation to secure, A. Smith's views
Surplus of, advantageously exported, 66
Taxes all paid from, 55 Two divisions of, 34-5 Upkeep of, 39
"Producer," misinterpretation of A. Smith's use of term, 118-20 Producers and consumers, interests
Identity of, in the mass, 126, 132, 134-5
Wealth of Nations on, misconceptions as to, 117-20
Production (see also Labour)— Consumption the sole end of, 118 Cost of, raised by monopoly, 119 Money power the basis of, 30 Trade a part of, 28, 30, 45 Profit (see also Interest)—— Advantage-
Coincident with, 73-4, 75-6 Distinguished from, 49, 53 n., 62-3, 71-2, 96, 176, 200, 224- 225, 235
Agriculture, from, 74-5
Capital, investment of, determined by, 113, 199
"Equal or nearly equal," A. Smith's proviso as to, 74, 75, 92, 97, 106- 107, 113
Cost of production and export trade in relation to, 199 Understocking indicated by, 76, 198
Increase of stock in relation to amount of, 40
Monopoly of home market managed merely for, instance of, 141-3
Protection-
Australia, in, 91-2
Bounty system compared with, 94 Capital retained in home trade by,
Colonies, in, 91-2, 173 n., 174, 196 Employment argument of, against free trade argument of cheapness, 117 Exports increased under, argument as to, 102-3
Free trade, difference from, one not of principles but of methods, 86 Gladstone's import duties (1860-63), 156 n.1
Hamilton's use of term, 84
Increasing tendency to, among foreign states, xiii
Infant industries, of, 89, 178-4; supposed to be temporary, 255-6;
Protection, contd.-
Mediæval towns' individualism as to, 247
Monopoly, the result of, 93 Natural existence of, 106
Objects of, primary and ultimate, 91
Particular industries' benefit under, as against general disadvantage, 101 et seq.
Political power exercised by pro-
tected interests, 258 Popular view regarding, 136 Practical difficulties of, 137 (see also
Free Trade-Negative argument) Preferential, see under Colonies, British-Trade of-British Prevalence of, in A. Smith's time, 100-101
Prices necessarily raised by, 92-5 Produce, annual, of land and labour
as affected by, 107-11 Ricardo's views on, cited, 263 n. Royal Commission on, suggestion as to, xiv, 87, 114, 116 Sidgwick's views on, 136-7
Smith alleged to be founder of, xi; his non-use of the term, 83; his equivalent phrase, 87; his view of, xiii, 60, 88-9, 100, 133 Socialism the logical outcome of, 95-6 Temporary, question as to, 173, 255-6
United States, in, see under United States
Public school education, A. Smith's views on, 7-8
Rent, 34, 70; monopoly as affecting, 200 Retaliation-
Countervailing duties the principle of, 166
Dangers of, 152, 167 Difficulties of, 168-9 Effective methods of, 170
Imperial customs union as weapon for, 265
List quoted on, 171
Object of, 79-80, 99, 168-70, 267 Revenge, in, dangers of, 167 Smith's attitude towards, 79-80, 99, 167-70
Vested interests arising out of, 171 Revenue-
Ad valorem duty on imports con- sidered as source of, 170
Four principal branches of, in A. Smith's time, 221
Gross and net, relations between,
Tariff wars, lessons from, 169 Taxation-
Bounties a form of, 94
British system of, proposed extension
of, to whole empire, 219-20, 261 Colonies, of, for maritime defence, necessity for, 238
Commodities suitable for exemption from, 122
Employment reduced by all taxation on commodities, 125-6 Incidence of, 164-6
Land, of, see Land taxes Monopolists' gains, of, A. Smith's views on, 141, 205 Necessaries, of—
Articles now classed as necessaries formerly luxuries, 127 and n. Cost of labour and of consumption, effect on, 122-3, 163 Revenue, for, as distinguished from taxation to secure monopoly, 87- 89, 120-21
Substitutes of taxed commodities, of,
difficulties as to, 162-3
Theory of the Moral Sentiments— Additions to, in final edition, quoted, 4, 16-17
Nationalism vindicated in, x
Balance of, exploded theory as to, 64 and n., 84, 129, 130 Capital required for, 30 (see also Capital)
Carrying, see that title
Cities' growth due to, 45, 250 Colonial, see under Colonies, British Commercial Federation and Colonial Trade Policy (Davidson), cited, 228 and nn., 229 and n.o
Exports, see that title Foreign, see Foreign trade Free, see Free trade
Home, see Home trade Imports, see that title
Intercolonial, 228 (see also under Colonies, British-Trade) Monopoly, see that title
Organisation of, money necessary to, 29-30
Philanthropic affections regarding, A. Smith's views on, 138
Modern preoccupation with, 128 Old poor law ineffective regarding, 151
Smith's precautions against, 20, 99, 171-2, 256
United States of America- Agriculture in, 147 and n., 250 Ashley's Economic Surveys as re- lating to, cited, 158 n.1, 201- 202
British colonial trade with, restric- tions on, 228, 229
Canadian trade with, advantageous to Canada, 267
Colonies, British, as, see Colonies, British-North America Declaration of Independence, date of, 185
Economic conditions in, 72
Economic History of the United States (Bogart), quoted, 259 n. Free trade in, internal, establishment of, viii, 246, 259 n.
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