...a variety of circumstances. It must comprise, in the words of Adam Smith, "not only such things as are indispensably necessary for the support of life,...people, even of the lowest order, to be without." The quantity and kind of these things depend, not only on the habits and customs of the people. but...

...such a rate as may enable them to obtain not only the commodities which are indispensably neceseary for the support of life, but whatever the custom of...creditable people, even of the lowest order, to be without. In this there is an obvious confusion between cause and effect. Custom renders it discreditable to...

...natural or necessary rate of wages, it is not meant to represent the latter as fixed and unvarying. /Tf a specified quantity of certain articles were absolutely...can be no absolute standard of natural or necessary wagesTJ It is impossible to say what commodities are indispensable for the support of life ; for these,...

...such is not the case. By the natural or necessary rate of wages, is meant only, in the words of Dr Smith, such a rate as will enable the labourer to...people, even of the lowest order, to be without." It is plain, as well from this definition as from the previous statements, that there neither is nor...

...and continue their race, then it is clear that no lasting deduction could be made from that quantity. But such is not the case. By the natural or necessary...people, even of the lowest order, to be without." It is plain, as well from this definition as from the previous statements, that there can be no invariable...

...and continue their race, then it is clear that no lasting deduction could be made from that quantity. But such is not the case. By the natural or necessary...people, even of the lowest order, to be without." It is plain, as well from this definition as from the previous statements, that there can be no invariable...

...defined it, to such a rate as would enable the labourers to obtain " not only the commodities which are indispensably necessary for the support of life,...people, even of the lowest order, to be without." Variations jfa specif;c quantity of certain articles were necessary to in iena"'t|)e subsistence of...

...Smith has defined it, to such a rate as may enable them to obtain " not only the commodities which are indispensably necessary for the support of life,...people, even of the lowest order, to be without." But the piece-work labourers have another resource in addition to those now mentioned. If A be hired...

...commodities are either necessaries or luxuries. By necessaries I understand, not only the commodities which are indispensably necessary for the support of life, but whatever the custom of the country rondure it indecent for creditable people, even of the lowest order, to be without. A linen shirt,...

...and continue his race, then it is clear, no lasting reduction could ever be effected in its amount. But such is not the case. By the natural or necessary...Now it is plain, from this definition, that there neither is nor can be any absolute standard of natural or necessary wages. It is impossible to say...