An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsA. and C. Black, 1859 - 685 páginas |
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... duties of their office , or to discharge them in the most slovenly manner ; and he refers to the example of Oxford , to prove the accuracy of this conclusion ; " the greater part of the public professors of that seminary having , for ...
... duties of their office , or to discharge them in the most slovenly manner ; and he refers to the example of Oxford , to prove the accuracy of this conclusion ; " the greater part of the public professors of that seminary having , for ...
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... duties and restrictions on im- portation , and bounties and premiums on exportation , were the means by which it was to be accomplished . It cannot excite surprise that a system having so many popular prejudices in its favour , and ...
... duties and restrictions on im- portation , and bounties and premiums on exportation , were the means by which it was to be accomplished . It cannot excite surprise that a system having so many popular prejudices in its favour , and ...
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... duties and prohibitions , than without , consequently must sell their oil , wine , and other commodities , dearer ; whereby other nations , raising the like growths , would gain ground upon them , and their balance of trade grow less ...
... duties and prohibitions , than without , consequently must sell their oil , wine , and other commodities , dearer ; whereby other nations , raising the like growths , would gain ground upon them , and their balance of trade grow less ...
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... duties upon the importation of raw silk , does not so well suit the climate of England as that of France . But the hard- ware and the coarse woollens of England are , beyond all comparison , superior to those of France , and much ...
... duties upon the importation of raw silk , does not so well suit the climate of England as that of France . But the hard- ware and the coarse woollens of England are , beyond all comparison , superior to those of France , and much ...
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... duties on tea : and in 1784 , after every other resource had in vain been tried for its suppression , Mr Pitt reduced the duties from 119 to 12 per cent . ad valorem . This measure was emi- nently successful . Smuggling having ceased to ...
... duties on tea : and in 1784 , after every other resource had in vain been tried for its suppression , Mr Pitt reduced the duties from 119 to 12 per cent . ad valorem . This measure was emi- nently successful . Smuggling having ceased to ...
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