Political Economy for BeginnersMacmillan, 1876 - 231 pages |
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... wages- fund - A demand for commodities not a demand for labour- Capital in order to fulfil its functions must be consumed- Fixed and circulating capital - Circumstances which favour the accumulation of capital - A glut of capital ...
... wages- fund - A demand for commodities not a demand for labour- Capital in order to fulfil its functions must be consumed- Fixed and circulating capital - Circumstances which favour the accumulation of capital - A glut of capital ...
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... wages to his workpeople in money also . Wages are now almost uni- versally paid in money ; this money is the ... fund . The wealth which is expended in wages is called the wages - fund . It must be remembered that the wealth expended in ...
... wages to his workpeople in money also . Wages are now almost uni- versally paid in money ; this money is the ... fund . The wealth which is expended in wages is called the wages - fund . It must be remembered that the wealth expended in ...
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... wages - fund which sup- ports productive labour , is capital . The wages - fund , therefore , resolves itself into two leading divisions : —1st , that which supports productive labour and forms a part of the general capital of the ...
... wages - fund which sup- ports productive labour , is capital . The wages - fund , therefore , resolves itself into two leading divisions : —1st , that which supports productive labour and forms a part of the general capital of the ...
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... income from the capital which the diminished demand has caused him to withdraw from ... wages - receiving classes by the consumption of luxuries ; and if the money ... fund is di- minished by an amount corresponding to that given for the ...
... income from the capital which the diminished demand has caused him to withdraw from ... wages - receiving classes by the consumption of luxuries ; and if the money ... fund is di- minished by an amount corresponding to that given for the ...
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... wages - fund and the condition of the labourer , than would be produced if by some accident the picture were destroyed , and in conse- 30 [ SECT . I. PRODUCTION .
... wages - fund and the condition of the labourer , than would be produced if by some accident the picture were destroyed , and in conse- 30 [ SECT . I. PRODUCTION .
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