An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volumen1A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1789 |
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... probably given occafion ) , could scarce , perhaps , with his utmost industry , make one pin in a day , and certainly could not make twenty . But in the way in which this business is now carried on , not only the whole work is a ...
... probably given occafion ) , could scarce , perhaps , with his utmost industry , make one pin in a day , and certainly could not make twenty . But in the way in which this business is now carried on , not only the whole work is a ...
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... probably , one of the principal caufes of the early improvement of Egypt . THE improvements in agriculture and manu- factures feem likewise to have been of very great antiquity in the provinces of Bengal in the East Indies , and in fome ...
... probably , one of the principal caufes of the early improvement of Egypt . THE improvements in agriculture and manu- factures feem likewise to have been of very great antiquity in the provinces of Bengal in the East Indies , and in fome ...
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... probably too in proportion to all other commodities ; though the price of the greater part of other commodities being influ- enced by fo many other caufes , the rife in the value either of gold or filver coin in proportion to them , may ...
... probably too in proportion to all other commodities ; though the price of the greater part of other commodities being influ- enced by fo many other caufes , the rife in the value either of gold or filver coin in proportion to them , may ...
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... probably fall below the mint price even without any reformation of the filver coin ; the value even of the prefent worn and defaced filver coin being regulated by the value of the excellent gold coin for which it can be changed . A ...
... probably fall below the mint price even without any reformation of the filver coin ; the value even of the prefent worn and defaced filver coin being regulated by the value of the excellent gold coin for which it can be changed . A ...
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... probably have taken place in its earliest and rudeft period . In this ftate of things , the whole produce of labour belongs to the labourer ; and the quantity of labour commonly employed in acquiring or producing any commodity , is the ...
... probably have taken place in its earliest and rudeft period . In this ftate of things , the whole produce of labour belongs to the labourer ; and the quantity of labour commonly employed in acquiring or producing any commodity , is the ...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Parte1 Adam Smith Vista completa - 1901 |
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Página 12 - ... the invention of a great number of machines which facilitate and abridge labour, and enable one man to do the work of many.
Página 21 - But man has almost constant occasion for the help of his brethren, and it is in vain for him to expect it from their benevolence only. He will be more likely to prevail if he can interest their self-love in his favour, and show them that it is for their own advantage to do for him what he requires of them.
Página 42 - The things which have the greatest value in use have frequently little or no value in exchange; and, on the contrary, those which have the greatest value in exchange have frequently little or no value in use. Nothing is more useful than water: but it will purchase scarce anything; scarce anything can be had in exchange for it.
Página 44 - The real price of every thing, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. What every thing is really worth to the man who has acquired it, and who wants to dispose of it or exchange it for something else, is the toil and trouble which it can save to himself, and which it can impose upon other people.
Página 7 - But in the way in which this business is now carried on, not only the whole work is a peculiar trade, but it is divided into a number of branches, of which the greater part are likewise peculiar trades.
Página 8 - But if they had all wrought separately and independently, and without any of them having been educated to this peculiar business, they certainly could not each of them have made twenty, perhaps not one pin in a day...
Página 22 - ... for them. The greater part of his occasional wants are supplied in the same manner as those of other people, by treaty, by barter, and by purchase. With the money which one man gives him he purchases food. The old cloaths which another bestows upon him he exchanges for other old cloaths which suit him better, or for lodging, or for food, or for money, with which he can buy either food, cloaths, or lodging, as he has occasion.
Página 83 - The commodity is then sold precisely for what it is worth, or for what it really costs the person who brings it to market; for though in common language what is called the prime cost of any commodity does not comprehend the profit of the person who is to sell it again, yet if he sells it at a price which does not allow him the ordinary rate of profit in his...
Página 26 - As it is the power of exchanging that gives occasion to the division of labour, so the extent of this division must always be limited by the extent of that power, or, in other words, by the extent of the market.
Página 20 - It is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals, which seem to know neither this nor any other species of contracts.