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Rent

Rent is ultimately based on the food or non-food produce of the Land

Introduction on Rent

Introduction

Food: The raw produce which always affords Rent

Part 1a

Advanced State: Wheat Regulates Meat

Part 1b

Vineyards, Sugar, Tobacco, Potatoes, Oats

Part 1b

Tobacco Prices

Part 1d

The Raw Produce Which Not Always Affords Rent

Part 2a

Coal

Part 2b

Precious Metals and Stones

Part 2c

The variations of the ratos between the Values the of Food and Non-Food Rude Produce

Part 3a

Digression on the Variations in the Value of Silver During the Last Four Centuries

Part 3b Digression Part 1

Mistakes in Judging Wheat and Silver Prices

Part 3b Digression Part 1a3

Mistakes in Judging Wheat and Silver Prices

Part 3b Digression Part 1a3

Second period (1570-1640) and Third period (1650-1700)

Part 3b of Digression 1b

Summary of the Three Periods

Part 3b Digression Part 1c

The Effect of Demand on Changes in Silver Prices

Part 3b of Digression 2a

Money Demand and the Ratio of Gold to Silver

Part 3b of Digression 2b

Digression: The effect of improvement on real value of rude produce

Part 3b of Digression 3a

Second Kind: Produce that can be multiplied according to demand

Part 3b of Digression Part 3b1

Second Kind: Poultry and Pork

Part 3b of Digression 3b2

Third Kind of Raw Produce

Part 3b of Digression Part 3c1

Fish and Precious Metals

Part 3b of Digression Part 3c2

Digression Conclusion

Part 3b of Digression 4

Conclusion: The Three Orders of People

Chapter 11