The Wealth of Nations · Character
The Tartars
Nomadic peoples as historical economic example.
minor
Also known as the Tartars, the Scythians, the Scythians or Tartars, from whom too they were probably descended, their
First appearance: ii of the discouragement of agriculture in the ancient state of europe after the fall of the roman empire
The Tartars shows up with force in I: Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile System. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Contrasted with Spaniards; they measured wealth in cattle, which Smith suggests is closer to the truth.
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In I: Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile System: Contrasted with Spaniards; they measured wealth in cattle, which Smith suggests is closer to the truth. Later, in I: Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or…
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- Ancient authorities and examples
- European national examples
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- I: Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile System
- I: Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth
- I: Of the Expense of Defence
- Of the Expense of Justice
- Article III: Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Instruction of People of All Ages
- I: Of the Funds or Sources of Revenue Which May Peculiarly Belong to the Sovereign or Commonwealth
- Of Public Debts
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