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...refers to any socio-economic system in which property and distribution of wealth are subject to control by a community, whether through cooperation or by st

...Debts", Book V, Chapter III ''An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations'', First published 1776, Methuen 1904[http://www.econlib.org/lib

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...uis de Mirabeau]] in 1763 and was popularized by [[Adam Smith]] in ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]''. Although [[Classical Economics|Classical economists]] used ...e trade (mainly through taxation) in such a way as to maximize a kingdom's wealth in bullion.

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* Smith Adam, ''The Wealth of the Nations'', (Modern Library, 2000)[[http://www.econlib.org/library/Sm * Roncaglia, Alessandro. ''The Wealth of Ideas: A History of Economic Thought'' (2006)

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...on the legal economics of mass collaboration on the Internet titled [[The Wealth of Networks]].

* Carnegie, Andrew. ''The Gospel of Wealth and Other Essays'' (1901) [http://books.google.com/books?id=q5ALvRp61wgC&dq ...cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/moa-cgi?notisid=ABQ7578-0148-88] called "Gospel of Wealth" in British edition]

*''Sudden Wealth'' (2000)

...rchy. The first subsidy was taken in 1207 and began as a tax on individual wealth. From 1334 the system changed so that settlements were taxed as whole entit

...consumption]]: people consuming goods in order to display their income or wealth. Veblen goods are ostensibly an exception to the law of [[supply and demand

*The consumption of wealth, 1889

...illions: The 60 Plus Association's conservative message isn't new, but its wealth is.

* 1776 [[Adam Smith]]'s ''Wealth of Nations''[http://www.econlib.org/library/Smith/smWN.html].

* Copley, Stephen, and Kathryn Sutherland, eds. ''Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: New Interdisciplinary Essays'' (1995) * Glahe, F. ed. ''Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations: 1776-1976'' (1977)

...c table of elements.] Clicking on an element brings up a page containing a wealth of information about that element.

...ligarchs are nobles, it is called an [[aristocracy]]; when they are men of wealth, it is called a [[plutocracy]]. Oligarchy often is viewed pejoratively:<ref ...e alleviations of the other. It will be the rule of men, spoiled by sudden wealth, with no hereditary sense of honor and dignity, no character to support and

...ia region date from the 9th century AD by [[Arab]] traders, describing the wealth of the Mali Empire and its Mandinka rulers. By the 16th century the area wa

...s represent the African people, the fertility of the land, and the mineral wealth beneath its soil.}}

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...rd theorem is that a perfectly competitive markets create distributions of wealth that are Pareto optimal. ...tion of income and wealth is highly skewed, with a few holding most of the wealth. He argued that all observed societies follow a regular logarithmic patte

...espite suspicions that he was mismanaging or stealing moneys. He made his wealth on his salesmanship and on the volume of sales and not through deceit or co

...evote himself to scholarship, high society, and politics. At his death his wealth was about £675,000–£775,000. In 1799 Ricardo had read [[Adam Smith]]'s ''Wealth of Nations'' and developed an interest in economics. He wrote a number of p

...ation of international trade proposed by [[Adam Smith]] in 1776 in his ''[[Wealth of Nations]]''. A country has an absolute advantage over another if it need

...years and maximum of 85 years. The goalpost for the minimum income in the wealth component is US$100 (PPP) and for the maximum is US$40,000 (PPP).

Emigration has meant that Italians have brought the rich wealth of their cuisine to many other nations. There are sizable populations of p

...arly development. John, the most active of the three, gained considerable wealth from the china trade and the [[slave trade]], as well as shipping (he sold

...ml SMITH, Adam (1723-1790). ''An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations''. London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., ed. Edwin Cannan, 1904. Fifth ...de l'Aulne (1727-1781).''Reflections on the Formation and Distribution of Wealth''. London: Printed by E. Spragg, 1793. Translated from the French. First pu

...but by how much he gave away to other people. Prestige derived from this wealth. Giving away more than anyone was a tactic for attracting more respect and

*Adam Smith's ''Wealth of Nations'' is published in Edinburgh. ...Economics textbook codified the neo-classical updating of Adam Smith's <i>Wealth of Nations</i> as the contemporary view of the private sector.

...technology that directly attacks the problem of rural poverty by creating wealth and jobs in the villages. A technology that creates industries and careers :The shifting balance of wealth and population between villages and cities is one of the main themes of hum

...Pudong as a special economic development zone has brought a great deal of wealth to Shanghai.

...pulation. In addition to the devastating social effects, it increased the wealth per head of the survivors because domestic animals and other assets were no

'''Binary economics''' asks two basic questions: “Who or what creates wealth, and, why are there so few capitalists in [[capitalist]]<ref>Capitalist, as ...rtant changes in economic reality is the labour/capital ratio as inputs to wealth producing economic processes.<ref> ''Binary Productiveness'' in Ashford and

...l values were to be rooted in something other than the pursuit of material wealth.

...e how to overcome the significant challenges related to extracting mineral wealth from mineral deposits that are becoming more difficult to mine.

...without consideration of "race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria." The requirements prohibit: ...erse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria.

...passed damning evidence of a worldwide [[cabal]] of unimaginable power and wealth, and of their endgame that the coming war was meant to set in motion. It wa

...him in charge of publishing for the Party, which brought him considerable wealth. He held the high rank of [[Leadership Corps of the Nazi Party#Reichsleiter

..., H. O. A., and P. Whittle, "A Model Explaining the Pareto Distribution of Wealth" '' Econometrica'', Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct., 1957), pp. 591-595 [http://links.

...n social insurance by this time were in favor of a state-funded program of wealth redistribution along with a state program of poor care. In the 1930's, thi ...ral tax fund. This option would have been more in line with his ideas for wealth redistribution. In the New Deal law, employees paid for many of their bene

...s for royal houses and nobles throughout Europe, safeguarding the personal wealth of pilgrims, and effectively inventing the concept of the payment cheque. ...dered a rare honor that only served to further cement their cause. As the wealth and power of these highly trained fighters grew, their activities expanded

Born into great wealth and an ancient family of aristocrats, Von Cramm was a homosexual who was pe

...oups of humans returned to Africa seeking fortune (by means of [[mineral]] wealth or [[slavery|slave]]s) or lasting [[renown|fame]] for [[exploration]] and [ ...world's languages. The continent also contains a treasure of more material wealth - [[gold]], [[diamond]], [[coal]] and other commodities bought and sold leg

...o realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few. Where the rights

...n the West, called by the Greeks, Hesperia; anciency and might in arms and wealth enrich its soil. The Oenotrians lived there once; now, rumor has it, a youn

...al reactions are: "I could learn more about this, or that, or that; what a wealth of knowledge!" and "Oh, they don't have an article about this; I could writ

*An expanding wealth of genetic information, together with biochemical, biophysical, and physiol

...ineteenth and early twentieth centuries, reflected in the cityscape by the wealth of Victorian and Edwardian buildings still surviving there. Since the reduc