In this account of the effects of a bounty, nothing has been
supposed to occur to raise the natural price of corn, by which its
market price is ultimately governed; for it has not been supposed that
any labour would be required on the land to insure a given
production, and this alone can raise natural price.
supposed to occur to raise the natural price of corn, by which its
market price is ultimately governed; for it has not been supposed that
any labour would be required on the land to insure a given
production, and this alone can raise natural price.
Ricardo - On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation
