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... economic historians . Only within the last few years have the new tech- niques of economic analysis been applied to the questions of wages and prices in the pre - industrial era . And the geographical distribution of such investigations ...
... economic historians . Only within the last few years have the new tech- niques of economic analysis been applied to the questions of wages and prices in the pre - industrial era . And the geographical distribution of such investigations ...
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... economic life generally speaking to the requirements of States - even a critic of mer- cantilism like Adam Smith gave defence priority over " affluence " . Economic policies were calculated on a beggar - my- neighbour basis , the ...
... economic life generally speaking to the requirements of States - even a critic of mer- cantilism like Adam Smith gave defence priority over " affluence " . Economic policies were calculated on a beggar - my- neighbour basis , the ...
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... economic effects of this release of capital was considerable . Some of the monasteries ' wealth went for other religious purposes or was used for charitable , medical or educational endowment ; some was sold to industrialists at low ...
... economic effects of this release of capital was considerable . Some of the monasteries ' wealth went for other religious purposes or was used for charitable , medical or educational endowment ; some was sold to industrialists at low ...
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