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Nature And Progress Of Rent

Nature And Progress Of Rent

Malthus, Thomas

Paperback

Business GeneralInvesting & Finance

ISBN10: 1419136798
ISBN13: 9781419136795
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.18 Width: 7.60 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Nature and Progress of Rent is a book written by Thomas Malthus, an English economist and demographer, that explores the concept of rent and its impact on society. In this book, Malthus argues that rent is a natural consequence of the ownership of land and the limited supply of it. He explains how rent can increase over time due to population growth and technological advancements, and how it can become a significant source of income for landowners.Malthus also discusses the effects of rent on the economy, particularly on the labor market and the distribution of wealth. He argues that rent can lead to unequal distribution of wealth and can create a class of wealthy landowners who do not contribute to the economy through labor. Additionally, he examines the role of government in regulating rent and ensuring that it does not become a burden on society.Overall, Nature and Progress of Rent is a seminal work in the field of economics and provides valuable insights into the complex relationship between land ownership, rent, and societal progress.If, for instance, the soil of the earth had been such, that, however well directed might have been the industry of man, he could not have produced from it more than was barely sufficient to maintain those, whose labour and attention were necessary to its products; though, in this case, food and raw materials would have been evidently scarcer than at present, and the land might have been, in the same manner, monopolized by particular owners; vet it is quite clear, that neither rent, nor any essential surplus produce of the land in the form of high profits, could have existed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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