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... agricultural production . Capitalism finds its origins in agriculture . Especially in France , as opposed to England , during Cantillon's life , many independent artisans still used their own labor and means of production , and ...
... agricultural production . Capitalism finds its origins in agriculture . Especially in France , as opposed to England , during Cantillon's life , many independent artisans still used their own labor and means of production , and ...
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... agricultural surplus ; economists now know these to be productive activities which add to economic growth . Physiocrats saw agriculture as the only productive sector , where the value of agricultural outputs was greater than the value ...
... agricultural surplus ; economists now know these to be productive activities which add to economic growth . Physiocrats saw agriculture as the only productive sector , where the value of agricultural outputs was greater than the value ...
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... agriculture and manufacturing - diminishing returns in agriculture and increasing returns in manufacturing . The classical conception of diminishing returns recognized both intensive and extensive sources of declining costs , and thus ...
... agriculture and manufacturing - diminishing returns in agriculture and increasing returns in manufacturing . The classical conception of diminishing returns recognized both intensive and extensive sources of declining costs , and thus ...
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William Petty 22 Richard Cantillon | 24 |
GROWTH THEORY | 69 |
Abba Lerner 80 Nicholas Kaldor | 82 |
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