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    —when peculiar to certain branches of industry
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  3. 4.
    —but not when common to all
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  4. 5.
    Some anomalous cases of trading communities examined
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  5. Chapter XXVI. Of Distribution, as affected by Exchange.
  6. § 1.
    Exchange and Money make no difference in the law of wages
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    252
  7. 2.
    —in the law of rent
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  8. 3.
    —nor in the law of profits
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  9. BOOK IV. INFLUENCE OF THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETY ON PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.
  10. Chapter I. General Characteristics of a Progressive State of Wealth.
  11. § 1.
    Introductory Remarks
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  12. 2.
    Tendency of the progress of society towards increased command over the powers of nature; increased security; and increased capacity of co-operation
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  13. Chapter II. Influence of the Progress of Industry and Population on Values and Prices.
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    Tendency to a decline of the value and cost of production of all commodities
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    270
  15. 2.
    —except the products of agriculture and mining, which have a tendency to rise
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    272
  16. 3.
    —that tendency from time to time counteracted by improvements in production
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  17. 4.
    Effect of the progress of society in moderating fluctuations of value
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  18. 5.
    Examination of the influence of speculators, and in particular of corn dealers
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