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2016/06/26 Knowledge Forum Thread: Adam Smith “The Wealth of Nations” Book 1 Chapter 11 Part 1 “Produce of Land which always affords Rent” In returning to this chapter I am hoping to answer three questions: a. Does Smith's argument hold up for his time, viewed 240 years hence b. Does Smith's argumen...

A repository of personal knowledge might include notes on refrigeration in general, and on manufacture and maintenance of refrigeration equipment including heat pumps. As I look out at the human global civilization of 2016, I see a variety of levels of knowledge and skill, some in the ascendancy, so...

2016/06/26 Knowledge Forum Thread: Adam Smith “The Wealth of Nations” Book 1 Chapter 11 “Of the Rent of Land” Prologue The purpose of this post is to note the short introduction of Adam Smith's discussion of rent of land. Chapter 11 contains three Parts and a long Digression on variations of the pri...

A repository of personal knowledge might include notes on manufacture and maintenance of ovens. In 2016, there are several kinds of ovens still in active use, and new designs are available. Ovens that burn organic material are in use throughout the world, and are still available new for sites locate...

2016/06/26 Knowledge Forum Thread: Adam Smith “The Wealth of Nations” Book 1 Chapter 10 “Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock” Addendum regarding modification of IPO practice in the United States The purpose of this post is to describe a modification of the practice o...

A repository of personal knowledge might include notes on manufacture and maintenance of Venetian blinds. This simple arrangement of thin slats and cords is an essential component of home design in 2016. The topic has an entry in Wikipedia.org: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_blind Wikipedia Th...

2016/06/26 Knowledge Forum Thread: Adam Smith “The Wealth of Nations” Book 1 Chapter 10 “Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock” Part 2 “Inequalities Occasioned by the Policy of Europe” In Part 2 of this chapter, Smith discusses a variety of examples of restriction of f...

A repository of personal knowledge might include notes on development of social structures in human society. Organization of groups of humans into productive associations is the basis of economic exchange. Successful application of the principles of Division of Labor presumes a group of individuals ...

2016/06/26 Knowledge Forum Thread: Adam Smith “The Wealth of Nations” Book 1 Chapter 10 “Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock” Part 1 “Inequalities arising from the Nature of the Employments themselves” In Part 1 of this chapter, Smith discusses various kinds of emplo...

Today's installment on an Author Culture in the Knowledge Forum is inspired by a gent who writes for a local newspaper. This gent has been writing a weekly handyman article for years. Today's article was a description of how to replace a toilet. As usual (to my eye) the article was clear, well writt...