An Inquiry Into the Principles of Political Economy Volume 1

An Inquiry Into the Principles of Political Economy Volume 1 This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1770 edition. Excerpt: ... be quite extinguished ; because, by this, last expedient, it may continue for some time to increase, their national stock. It is in order to cut off even this resource, that some nations lay not only importations under restraint, but also the importers *. Let such, precautions be carried to a certain length on all hands, and we shall see an end to the whole system of foreign trade, so much alamode, that it appears to become more and more the object of the attention as well as of the imitation of all modern statesmen. CHAP. XXV. JVben a rich Nation finds her Foreign Trade reduced to the Articles of Natural Produce, "what is the best -plan to be followed? and "what are the Consequences ofjitch a Change of Circumstances f THERE is now no more question of a trading nation; this character is lost, the moment there is a stop put to the export of the labour and in* genuity of her people. The first objects of her care should be to increase, by every possible means, the quantity of her natural produce ; to be as frugal as possible in the consumption of it, and to export the surplus to the best ad.. vantage. If she finds her exportation of subsistence going forward, while some of her people remain in want, she may rest assured that industry is made to suffer by some internal vice ; and the most probable cause of such an effect will be found to bean unequal.competition between those of the lower classes, who work for a £ 4 physical * By the act of navigation in England. physical-necessary. This must be removed, and the statesman should never rest, until he has set the balance of work and demand so far right, as to prevent at least the scale of work from preponderating ; for this is the door by which misery gets in among the people. The scale... "The S&H cost of this item is to be paid in cash (not trade) and will be invoiced separately. The exact cost will vary depending on how much you purchase in a single order and where the order will be shipped. This item is stored in our South Beloit, IL warehouse and this item IS ELIGIBLE FOR A COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT. This means if you order multiples of this item or you add other items to your order that also ship from our South Beloit, IL warehouse, your shipping cost on a per unit basis will most likely decrease because chances are we will be able to ship all the items on your order in the same box to save you money. Additionally, if you are local to South Beloit, IL - you can pickup your order in person for free (no S&H charges). If viewing our other items listed on the marketplace, please look at the bottom of the description to see if the item explicitly states it is ELIGIBLE FOR A COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT. If you do not see this phrase on our listing, the item may not be able to be shipped in the same box as this item. Please call or text Mike with questions about S&H charges at 608-312-8252. Your item will not be set aside or reserved or ship until your S&H has been paid. Items are cross-posted for our cash customers and if there is a significant time delay to pay your S&H, the item may run out of stock." Created By: Maria Location: AMZ-MF Shelf #R1DIII ASIN: 1230378979 EAN: 9781230378978