The Conquest of Bread · Character
Ricardo
An economist whose theories on rent are referenced.
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First appearance: the conquest of bread
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Cited alongside Adam Smith as an economist whose labor theory of value is referenced by Marx, but whose framework is deemed inadequate for a communist society.
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- Economic and Political Thinkers
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