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CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

 

1. Page

2. Preliminary Remarks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3.  

   BOOK I.

    

   PRODUCTION.

    

   Chapter I. Of the Requisites of Production.

4. § 1.

   Requisites of production, what ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. 2.

   The function of labour defined ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. 3.

   Does nature contribute more to the efficacy of labour in some occupations than in others? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. 4.

   Some natural agents limited, others practically unlimited, in quantity ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8.  

   Chapter II. Of Labour as an Agent of Production.

9. § 1.

   Labour employed either directly about the thing produced, or in operations preparatory to its production ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. 2.

    Labour employed in producing subsistence for subsequent labour ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. 3.

    —in producing materials ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. 4.

    —or implements ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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13. 5.

    —in the protection of labour ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. 6.

    —in the transport and distribution of the produce ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. 7.

    Labour which relates to human beings ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. 8.

    Labour of invention and discovery ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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17. 9.

    Labour agricultural, manufacturing, and commercial ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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