The Wealth of Nations · Character
The Servants of the Company
Employees of trading companies in colonial context.
minor
Also known as The servants of the company, the servants of the company, themselves, their
First appearance: Of Colonies
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Criticized for their private trade that stunts colonial growth and for governing in their own interest rather than the colony's.
The Servants of the Company first appears in 0057 vii of colonies.
In Of Colonies: Criticized for their private trade that stunts colonial growth and for governing in their own interest rather than the colony's.
Later, in I: Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth: Criticized for wasting and embezzling surplus revenues of the East India Company, contributing to its mismanagement.
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- English monarchs and economic policy
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- Labor and wage dynamics
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- Of Colonies
- I: Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth
- Article I: Of the Public Works and Institutions for Facilitating the Commerce of the Society
- Of the Public Works and Institutions Which Are Necessary for Facilitating Particular Branches of Commerce
- Article I
- Taxes Which Are Proportioned, Not to the Rent, but to the Produce of Land
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