ABSTRACT
EXTREME LIMIT OF WAGES.—WAGES REGULATED BY THE PRO PORTION WHICH CAPITAL BEARS TO POPULATION.—SMALL CAPITAL CREATES SMALL DEMAND FOR LABOUR, LOW WAGES, AND GREAT PROFIT TO THE CAPITALIST.—INCREASE OF CAPITAL CREATES GREATER DEMAND FOR LABOUR, HIGHER WAGES, AND LESS PROFIT TO THE CAPITALIST.—NECESSITY OF RAISING SUBSISTENCE BEFORE OTHER WORKS ARE UNDERTAKEN.—HOW WAGES ARE LOWERED BY THE INCREASE OF POPULATION WITHOUT AN INCREASE OF CAPITAL,—EFFECT OF SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS ON WAGES.—EFFECT OF RAISING WAGES DURING A SCARCITY.—OF A MAXIMUM PRICE OF PROVISIONS.—EFFECT OF DIMINUTION OF POPULATION BY SICKNESS ON THE RATE OF WAGES.—IT IS NOT WORK BUT FUNDS THAT CREATE A DEMAND FOR LABOUR.—WAGES IN IRELAND. —WAGES IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.—IMMATERIAL CAPITAL.
