The Standard of ValueLongmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 187 pages |
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... fall of prices to alternately encourage and discourage mining for the standard metals . It is widely acknowledged that a tendency to excess in the produc- tion of those metals better suits the general interests of trade , industry , and ...
... fall of prices to alternately encourage and discourage mining for the standard metals . It is widely acknowledged that a tendency to excess in the produc- tion of those metals better suits the general interests of trade , industry , and ...
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... fall to the fifteenth part of its same nominal price is sometimes of very different values . ' Adam Smith , Wealth of Nations , vol . i . p . 49. London : 1802 . Report of the Royal Commission on Gold and Silver , 1888 , p . 232 ...
... fall to the fifteenth part of its same nominal price is sometimes of very different values . ' Adam Smith , Wealth of Nations , vol . i . p . 49. London : 1802 . Report of the Royal Commission on Gold and Silver , 1888 , p . 232 ...
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... fall in the rate of interest . This is so because the disorganisation of trade and industries , caused by falling prices for commodities , whilst the gold amounts payable for rents , wages , and long loans remain unchanged , checks the ...
... fall in the rate of interest . This is so because the disorganisation of trade and industries , caused by falling prices for commodities , whilst the gold amounts payable for rents , wages , and long loans remain unchanged , checks the ...
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... fall in the value of silver or a rise in the value of gold creates a relative redundancy of currency in countries where there may be more gold than silver , and a re- lative deficiency of currency in countries where silver is the ...
... fall in the value of silver or a rise in the value of gold creates a relative redundancy of currency in countries where there may be more gold than silver , and a re- lative deficiency of currency in countries where silver is the ...
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... fall of 30 per cent . in the value of silver , but a rise of more than 40 per cent . in the value of gold.5 6 " Royal Commission on Gold and Silver , 1888 , question 8466 . 4 2 The question presents itself to this country , not so much ...
... fall of 30 per cent . in the value of silver , but a rise of more than 40 per cent . in the value of gold.5 6 " Royal Commission on Gold and Silver , 1888 , question 8466 . 4 2 The question presents itself to this country , not so much ...
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