The Standard of ValueLongmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 187 pages |
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Page viii
... Government took in bringing about the change commenced in Germany in 1871 , and has expressed approval of the course of action adopted in the United States by the party of which Mr. Bryan has become the leader . The manner in which Mr ...
... Government took in bringing about the change commenced in Germany in 1871 , and has expressed approval of the course of action adopted in the United States by the party of which Mr. Bryan has become the leader . The manner in which Mr ...
Page xiv
William Leighton Jordan. good reasons for re - opening the mint , the Government of the day could well have relied on ... Governments against acting in the emergency for which Sir Robert Peel appears to have perhaps intended expressly to ...
William Leighton Jordan. good reasons for re - opening the mint , the Government of the day could well have relied on ... Governments against acting in the emergency for which Sir Robert Peel appears to have perhaps intended expressly to ...
Page xviii
... Government rupee , which has been substituted for silver as the Indian Standard of Value , differs at this moment from the Silver Standard valuation , giving a standard unit worth more than the unit of the discarded Silver Standard . An ...
... Government rupee , which has been substituted for silver as the Indian Standard of Value , differs at this moment from the Silver Standard valuation , giving a standard unit worth more than the unit of the discarded Silver Standard . An ...
Page 14
... Government managed to half - destroy the trade with ' the Indian import duty , and we thought , when we were getting ' the Indian import duty off , we were likely to get our trade ' back again ; but unfortunately , the silver difficulty ...
... Government managed to half - destroy the trade with ' the Indian import duty , and we thought , when we were getting ' the Indian import duty off , we were likely to get our trade ' back again ; but unfortunately , the silver difficulty ...
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... government , or to whatever political party he may belong , could desire to have such an interpretation as that placed upon his arguments - but to the effect that Parliament can rightfully change the standard of value at its pleasure ...
... government , or to whatever political party he may belong , could desire to have such an interpretation as that placed upon his arguments - but to the effect that Parliament can rightfully change the standard of value at its pleasure ...
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