Economics for ConsumersAmerican book Company, 1939 - 638 pages |
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Page 386
... capital is frequently less than that prevailing in the open market . The co - operative idea is that capital , like labor , is only one of the factors of produc- tion and should be paid a fixed wage . The real owners and the ones who ...
... capital is frequently less than that prevailing in the open market . The co - operative idea is that capital , like labor , is only one of the factors of produc- tion and should be paid a fixed wage . The real owners and the ones who ...
Page 400
... capital is that of leasing a privately owned business . When opposition of private interests forestalls the use of either of the above methods the only alternative is for consumers to raise enough capital to launch their own enterprise ...
... capital is that of leasing a privately owned business . When opposition of private interests forestalls the use of either of the above methods the only alternative is for consumers to raise enough capital to launch their own enterprise ...
Page 424
... capital investment . Certainly it would take a long time for consumers to raise the necessary capital to acquire ownership of such enter- prises as railroads , telephones , telegraph lines , and steel mills . By their very size and ...
... capital investment . Certainly it would take a long time for consumers to raise the necessary capital to acquire ownership of such enter- prises as railroads , telephones , telegraph lines , and steel mills . By their very size and ...
Contents
THE ROLE OF CONSUMERS IN ECONOMIC LIFE | 3 |
CONSUMERS CHOICE | 20 |
WHO GUIDES CONSUMERS? | 40 |
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