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... York and Kent and a body of notables formed a committee to look into the causes of the distress , and purely as a matter of course they called upon Mr. Owen , the philanthropist , to present his views . The committee was hardly prepared ...
... York and Kent and a body of notables formed a committee to look into the causes of the distress , and purely as a matter of course they called upon Mr. Owen , the philanthropist , to present his views . The committee was hardly prepared ...
Page 274
... York . Here , then , was the gloomy diagnosis of The General Theory : First , an economy in depression could stay there . There was nothing inherent in the economic mechanism to pull it out . One could have “ equilibrium ” with unemploy ...
... York . Here , then , was the gloomy diagnosis of The General Theory : First , an economy in depression could stay there . There was nothing inherent in the economic mechanism to pull it out . One could have “ equilibrium ” with unemploy ...
Page 364
... ruling class emulated by , 233– 234 self - employed , 166 see also proletariat working - class movement , 152- 153 work week , 172 World War I , 201 World War II , 203 , 242–43 , 277– 278 yeomen , 32 York , Duke of , 111 Young 364 INDEX.
... ruling class emulated by , 233– 234 self - employed , 166 see also proletariat working - class movement , 152- 153 work week , 172 World War I , 201 World War II , 203 , 242–43 , 277– 278 yeomen , 32 York , Duke of , 111 Young 364 INDEX.
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Introduction | 13 |
The Wonderful World of Adam Smith | 42 |
and David Ricardo | 75 |
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