The Principles of Political Economy: With Some Inquiries Respecting Their Application and a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Science |
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Page 229 - It is in this manner that the demand for men, like that for any other commodity, necessarily regulates the production of men, quickens it when it goes on too slowly, and stops it when it advances too fast.
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| Title | The Principles of Political Economy: With Some Inquiries Respecting Their Application and a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Science |
| Author | John Ramsay McCulloch |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | A. and C. Black, 1849 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Length | 646 pages |
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