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Holland

Dutch province as economic model.

minor

Also known as Holland, its, their

First appearance: ii of restraints upon the importation from foreign countries of such goods as can be produced at home

Holland shows up with force in IX: Of the Profits of Stock. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Compared as a richer country than England, with lower interest rates and higher wages.

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In IX: Of the Profits of Stock: Compared as a richer country than England, with lower interest rates and higher wages. Later, in I: Of the Unreasonableness of Those Restraints Even Upon the Principles of the Commercial…

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IX: Of the Profits of Stock
Compared as a richer country than England, with lower interest rates and higher wages.
I: Of the Unreasonableness of Those Restraints Even Upon the Principles of the Commercial System
Used as an intermediary in trade and bills of exchange between England and other countries.
Chapter IX: Of the Agricultural Systems, or of Those Systems of Political Œconomy, Which Represent the Produce of Land as Either the Sole or the Principal Source of the Revenue and Wealth of Every Country
Example of a nation composed mainly of merchants and manufacturers, which can only grow rich through parsimony.
I: Of the Funds or Sources of Revenue Which May Peculiarly Belong to the Sovereign or Commonwealth
Referenced as a republic (Hamburg, Venice, Amsterdam) that successfully managed public banks for revenue.
Taxes Upon the Rent of Houses
Mentioned as an example of a province that taxes houses at two and a half percent of their value, including untenanted houses.
Article II
Discussed regarding a voluntary tax on stock imposed after the prince of Orange's stadtholdership.
Taxes Upon the Profit of Particular Employments
Cited as an example where taxes on men and maid servants are taxes on expense, not stock.
Appendix to Articles I and II
Mentioned regarding stamp duties and registration taxes on property transfers.
Taxes Upon Consumable Commodities
Mentioned as a country where commodities of immediate consumption are taxed via licenses, such as a head tax for drinking tea.

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