CHAPTER PAGE I. WEALTH AND ITS ORIGIN 1 II. VARIETIES OF ECONOMIC GOODS 20 III. THE MEASURE OF CONSUMERS' WEALTH 39 IV. THE SOCIALIZATION OF INDUSTRY 59 V. PRODUCTION A SYNTHESIS; DISTRIBUTION AN ANALYSIS 74 VI. VALUE AND ITS RELATION TO DIFFERENT INCOMES 92 VII. NORMAL VALUE 114 VIII. WAGES 127 IX. THE LAW OF INTEREST 146 X. RENT 159 XI. LAND AND ARTIFICIAL INSTRUMENTS 174 XII. ECONOMIC DYNAMICS 195 XIII. THE LIMITS OF AN ECONOMIC SOCIETY 210 XIV. EFFECTS OF DYNAMIC INFLUENCES WITHIN THE LIMITED ECONOMIC SOCIETY 229 XV. PERPETUAL CHANGE OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE 244 XVI. EFFECT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN METHODS OF PRODUCTION 256 XVII. FURTHER INFLUENCES WHICH REDUCE THE HARDSHIPS ENTAILED BY DYNAMIC CHANGES 282 XVIII. CAPITAL AS AFFECTED BY CHANGES OF METHOD 301 XIX. THE LAW OF POPULATION 321 XX. THE LAW OF ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL 339 XXI. CONDITIONS INSURING PROGRESS IN METHOD AND ORGANIZATION 358 XXII. INFLUENCES WHICH PERVERT THE FORCES OF PROGRESS 372 XXIII. GENERAL ECONOMIC LAWS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION 396 XXIV. THE FOREGOING PRINCIPLES APPLIED TO THE RAILROAD PROBLEM 416 XXV. ORGANIZATION OF LABOR 451 XXVI. THE BASIS OF WAGES AS FIXED BY ARBITRATION 470 XXVII. BOYCOTTS AND THE LIMITING OF PRODUCTS 503 XXVIII. PROTECTION AND MONOPOLY 517 XXIX. LEADING FACTS CONCERNING MONEY 538 XXX. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS 555 INDEX 563 ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMIC THEORY CHAPTER I WEALTH AND ITS ORIGIN