Knowledge is PowerBell and Daldy, 1866 - 426 pages |
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Page ix
... Labour must take its absolute direction from that Power . It is now the great instrument of Capital . In time it will be understood universally to be the best partner of Labour . The present volume is founded upon two little works which ...
... Labour must take its absolute direction from that Power . It is now the great instrument of Capital . In time it will be understood universally to be the best partner of Labour . The present volume is founded upon two little works which ...
Page x
... labour as the triumph of the productive forces of modern society . In the other little book upon which this volume is founded , Capital and Labour , ' the general subject of the Production of wealth was popularly treated , and forms the ...
... labour as the triumph of the productive forces of modern society . In the other little book upon which this volume is founded , Capital and Labour , ' the general subject of the Production of wealth was popularly treated , and forms the ...
Page xii
Charles Knight. CHAPTER V. Common Interests of Capital and Labour - Labour directed by Accu- mulation - Capital enhanced by Labour - Balance of rights and duties -Relation of demand and supply - Money exchanges - Intrinsic and ...
Charles Knight. CHAPTER V. Common Interests of Capital and Labour - Labour directed by Accu- mulation - Capital enhanced by Labour - Balance of rights and duties -Relation of demand and supply - Money exchanges - Intrinsic and ...
Page xiv
... Labour - saving contrivances - The nick in types - Tags of laces - Casting shot - Candle - dipping - Tiring a wheel - Globe - making- Domestic aids to labour - Aids to mental labour - Effects of severe bodily labour on health and ...
... Labour - saving contrivances - The nick in types - Tags of laces - Casting shot - Candle - dipping - Tiring a wheel - Globe - making- Domestic aids to labour - Aids to mental labour - Effects of severe bodily labour on health and ...
Page xvi
... labour and trusted labour - Combinations , of every kind , that are opposed to the great principles of political economy are combinations of producers against consumers 383 CHAPTER XXVI . Competition of unskilled labour - Competition of ...
... labour and trusted labour - Combinations , of every kind , that are opposed to the great principles of political economy are combinations of producers against consumers 383 CHAPTER XXVI . Competition of unskilled labour - Competition of ...
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