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On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part five
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
In the former papers of this series I have directed
your attention to the general legal impediments to the application
of capital to agriculture in Ireland. In this paper I purpose to
bring under your notice the special ...
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part one
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
As the state of agriculture forms such an important
element in our social condition, I propose to occupy the time
of this society, on this and some other evenings during the session,
with a statement of the results of ...
On the use of the doctrine of laissez faire, in investigating the economic resources of Ireland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
The natural resources of Ireland have furnished a favourite topic
to Irish writers for the indulgence of national vanity; and the
language of exaggeration has been too often applied in describing
their extent and value. ...
Compulsory use of native manufactures
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
The theory that a nation may gain by the compulsory use
of native manufactures is directly opposed to the teachings of
Adam Smith, and to those of the most distinguished economists
throughout Europe. There are, however, ...
On the effects of the usury laws on the funding system
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
The system of funding, by which the greater part of the enormous
national debt of England has been created, is that of granting
perpetual annuities of #5, #4, or #3, redeemable on the payment
of #100. These annuities ...
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part two
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
In this paper I propose to notice the second, third, and
fourth elements of the cost of the transfer, viz: the expense of
searches for incumbrances, the stamps on conveyances and searches,
and the length of conveyances. ...
A notice of the theory "that there is no hope for a nation which lives on potatoes"
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
The theory "that there is no hope for a nation which lives on
potatoes," has been put forward by Sir C. E. Trevelyan, in his
recent work, called "The Irish Crisis," as if it were an established
doctrine of political ...
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part six
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
In this paper I propose, in the first place, to
direct your attention to the special impediments to the application
of capital to mining operations in Ireland, which arise from the
state of the law with regard to mines. ...
On the economic causes of the present state of agriculture in Ireland: part four
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
In my last paper on the Economic Causes of the
State of Agriculture in Ireland, I noticed three of the six legal
impediments to the application of capital, by tenants, to agricultural
operations, namely the old feudal ...
On the condition of the Irish labourer
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1849)
I propose in this paper to submit to the consideration of the
society, the results of some applications of economic principles to
an investigation of the causes on which the condition of the Irish
labourer depends. The ...