Definitions in Political Economy, / Preceded by an Inquiry Into the Rules which Ought to Guide Political Economists in the Definition and Use of Their Terms; with Remarks on the Deviation from These Rules in Their Writings
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BY THE
Rev. T. R. MALTHUS, A.M., F.R.S., A.R.S.L.,
AND
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY IN THE EAST-INDIA COLLEGE, HERTFORDSHIRE .
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.
MDCCCXXVII.
LONDON:
Printed by William Clowes,
Stamford-street.
T. R. Malthus
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CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
WEALTH.
UTILITY.
VALUE.
VALUE IN USE.
VALUE, OR VALUE IN EXCHANGE.
PRODUCTION.
PRODUCT, PRODUCE.
SOURCES OF WEALTH.
LAND.
LABOUR.
PRODUCTIVE LABOUR.
UNPRODUCTIVE LABOUR.
INDUSTRY.
STOCK.
CAPITAL.
FIXED CAPITAL.
CIRCULATING CAPITAL.
REVENUE.
ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL.
SAVING.
RENT OF LAND.
MONEY-RENT OF LAND.
GROSS SURPLUS OF THE LAND.
WAGES OF LABOUR.
NOMINAL WAGES.
REAL WAGES.
THE RATE OF WAGES.
THE PRICE OF LABOUR.
THE AMOUNT OF WAGES.
THE PRICE OF EFFECTIVE LABOUR.
ACCUMULATED LABOUR.
PROFITS OF STOCK.
THE RATE OF PROFITS.
THE INTEREST OF MONEY.
THE PROFITS OF INDUSTRY, SKILL, AND ENTERPRISE.
MONOPOLY PROFITS.
CONDITIONS OF THE SUPPLY OF COMMODITIES.
ELEMENTARY COSTS OF PRODUCTION.
MEASURE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE SUPPLY, OR OF THE ELEMENTARY COSTS OF PRODUCTION.
THE VALUE, MARKET VALUE, OR ACTUAL VALUE, OF A COMMODITY AT ANY PLACE OR TIME.
THE NATURAL VALUE OF A COMMODITY AT ANY PLACE AND TIME.
MEASURE OF THE MARKET OR ACTUAL VALUE OF A COMMODITY AT ANY PLACE OR TIME.
MEASURE OF THE NATURAL VALUE OF A COMMODITY AT ANY PLACE AND TIME.
THE PRICE, THE MARKET PRICE, OR ACTUAL PRICE OF A COMMODITY AT ANY PLACE AND TIME.
THE NATURAL PRICE OF A COMMODITY AT ANY PLACE AND TIME.
SUPPLY OF COMMODITIES.
DEMAND FOR COMMODITIES.
DEMAND IN REGARD TO ITS EXTENT.
DEMAND IN REGARD TO ITS INTENSITY.
EFFECTUAL DEMAND, IN REGARD TO ITS EXTENT.
EFFECTUAL DEMAND, IN REGARD TO ITS INTENSITY.
MEASURE OF THE INTENSITY OF THE EFFECTUAL DEMAND.
EXCESS OF THE DEMAND ABOVE THE SUPPLY.
EXCESS OF THE SUPPLY ABOVE THE DEMAND, OR PARTIAL GLUT.
GENERAL GLUT.
A GIVEN DEMAND.
VARIATIONS OF PRICES AND VALUES.
CONSUMPTION.
PRODUCTIVE CONSUMPTION.
UNPRODUCTIVE CONSUMPTION, OR SPENDING.
