The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 93
... wages and profit , it will follow of course , that when wages rise , it can only be at the expense of profit , and when profit rises , it can only be at the expense of wages - the one being high when the other is low , and conversely ...
... wages and profit , it will follow of course , that when wages rise , it can only be at the expense of profit , and when profit rises , it can only be at the expense of wages - the one being high when the other is low , and conversely ...
Page 95
... wages or a ruinously low profit . Both , in fact , are dependent on moral causes . There is a moral preventive check , which , if put in steady opera- tion throughout the labouring classes , would keep wages high . And , however ...
... wages or a ruinously low profit . Both , in fact , are dependent on moral causes . There is a moral preventive check , which , if put in steady opera- tion throughout the labouring classes , would keep wages high . And , however ...
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... wages now , and the mean rate of wages from 1802 to 1812 or 1814 . The wages of married farm servants — in as far as they are paid in kind , consisting of meal , potatoes , the keep of a cow , and driving of their fuel— have suffered no ...
... wages now , and the mean rate of wages from 1802 to 1812 or 1814 . The wages of married farm servants — in as far as they are paid in kind , consisting of meal , potatoes , the keep of a cow , and driving of their fuel— have suffered no ...
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