The Real Wealth of Nations - Softcover

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. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... INDEX The numbers in parentheses refer to the Axioms Abolition of corn laws, 258 Acquisition of wealth, 7-9, 147 et seq., 186-192, 2o9-215, 254, 3o6 Advertising, cost of, 157, 158 Agricultural industry, quality of, 124, 155, 156, 165, 166, 258, 259, 319 Agriculture, and value of money, 75 et seq., 194-2o6, 319; importance of, 124, 154-16o, 165, 166, 178, 179, 258, 259, 319; and national inde-pendence, 154-16o, 165, 166, 179, 259-39 ani Protection, 21o et seq., 217 et seq., 259, 319; and industry, 217 et seq., 259, 318, 319; and Free Trade, 258, 259 Altruistic education--see Education Amenities and civilization, 1o7 Animals, unable to increase produc-tion or to produce wealth, 7 Appetite, order of, 263, 264 Arkwright, Richard, 33, 259 Autocracy, 1o, 11; and progress, 146 Availability, of wealth, 1 (2), 13, 95, 1oo, 1o1, 315 et seq.; of necessaries and luxuries, 2 (15), 36-39, 68; of skilled industries, 239-243 Axioms, of Economics, 1-3; of Free Trade, 278-288 Balance of exports over imports, 69, 7o, 113, 181-185, 28o, 281; and national wealth-production, 113, 181-185, 28o-282, 29o; and stan-dard of living, 182-185; and capital, 182-185, Balance of trade, 2oo-2o3 and rate of exchange, 2oo-2o3; and pro-ducts of skilled labour, 2o1 Bankers, 66, 87; profits of, 66, 3oo et seq.; and credit, 197-2oo; and rate of exchange, 197-2oo; national interests ignored by, 198; and Free Trade, 271, 272 Bargain, both parties never benefit from same, 54-59, 16o, 262 et seq. Beggars, toleration of, 1o6, 315 Bell, Sir H., on unemployment, 292, 293 Beneficiaries of Free Trade, 271-298 Benefits, of foreign trade, 186-192; of international competition, 186-192 Bolshevism, effect of, 1o9, no, 247-249, 293-295; and law of supply and demand, 1o9, no, 247-251,...