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The Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences
Journal Article The Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences Get access E. A. J. Johnson E. A. J. Johnson Cornell University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 50, Issue 2, February 1936, Pages 355–366, https://doi.org/10.2307/1885029 Published: 01 February 1936
Unemployment and Consumption: The Mercantilist View
I. Mercantilists not desirous of mere numbers, 698. — Importance of employment, 700. — Remedies for idleness: provision of employment, 702; corrective and punitive legislation, 705. — II. Condemnation of luxury, 708. — Means of curbing it: sumptuary laws, 712; taxation, 713; moral suasion, 713. — Defense of luxury, 714.—Hume's views, 716. —Conclusion, 718.