An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy (Vol. 1 of 2) Being an essay on the science of domestic policy in free nations. In which are particularly considered population, agriculture, trade, industry, money, coin, interest, circulation, banks, exchange, public credit, and taxes

BOOK I.

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Of Population and Agriculture.

INTRODUCTION, Page 1

CHAP. I. Of the government of mankind, 6

CHAP. II. Of the spirit of a people, 8

CHAP. III. Upon what principles, and from what _natural 17 causes_, do mankind multiply; and what are the effects of procreation in countries where numbers are not found to increase?

CHAP. IV. Continuation of the same subject, with regard to 21 the natural and immediate effects of agriculture, as to population,

CHAP. V. In what manner, and according to what principles 26 and _political causes_ does agriculture augment population?

CHAP. VI. How the wants of mankind promote their 31 multiplication,

CHAP. VII. The effects of slavery upon the multiplication 36 and employment of mankind,

CHAP. VIII. What proportion of inhabitants is necessary for 41 agriculture, and what proportion may be usefully employed in every other occupation?

CHAP. IX. What are the principles which regulate the 46 distribution of inhabitants into farms, hamlets, villages, towns, and cities?

CHAP. X. Of the consequences which result from the 50 reparation of the two principal classes of a people, the farmers and the free hands, with regard to their dwelling,

CHAP. XI. Of the distribution of inhabitants into classes; 59 of the employments, and multiplication of them,

CHAP. XII. Of the great advantage of combining a well 67 digested theory, and a perfect knowledge of facts, with the practical part of government, in order to make a people multiply,

CHAP. XIII. Continuation of the same subject, with regard to 75 the necessity of having exact lists of births, deaths, and marriages, for every class of inhabitants in a modern society,

CHAP. XIV. Of the abuse of agriculture and population, 82

CHAP. XV. Application of the above principles to the state 95 of population in _Great Britain_,

CHAP. XVI. Why are some countries found very populous, in 101 respect of others, equally well calculated for improvement?

CHAP. XVII. In what manner, and according to what 109 proportion, do plenty and scarcity affect a people?

CHAP. XVIII. Of the causes and consequences of a country 114 being fully peopled,

CHAP. XIX. Is the introduction of machines into manufactures 119 prejudicial to the interest of a state, or hurtful to population?

CHAP. XX. Miscellaneous observations upon agriculture and 124 population,

CHAP. XXI. Recapitulation of the first book, 149