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A History of the Theories of Production and Distribution in English Political Economy, from 1776 to 1848
By EDWIN CANNAN, M.A., Balliol College, Oxford.
Contents.—The Wealth of a Nation—The Idea of the Production of Wealth—The First 'Requisite of Production,' Labour—The Second 'Requisite of Production,' Capital—The Third 'Requisite of Production,' Land—The Idea of the Distribution of Wealth—Pseudo Distribution (causes which affect (1) the absolute amount of Wages per head; (2) the rate of Profits; and (3) the absolute amount of Rent)—Distribution Proper (causes which affect the proportions in which a given produce is divided between different classes and individuals)—Politics and Economics.
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The Victorian Age of English Literature