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Mohammed Ali

Ottoman ruler of Egypt, cited as an example of economic and social reform.

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First appearance: ii differences in civilization to what due

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In The Proposition Tried by the Canons of Taxation: Cited as an example of a tax on date-trees causing fellahs to cut them down, illustrating how taxes on production can be destructive. Later, in I: The Effect of Taxes…

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