Dazzled with the results obtained by a century of marvellous inventions, especially in England, our economists and political men went still farther in their dreams of division of labour.
He describes the overzealous dreams of economists regarding the division of labor and its implications for society.
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Need I say, after that, that quite to the contrary of what we are told about the British agriculturists becoming “meat-makers” instead of “wheat-growers,” no corresponding increase of live stock took place during the last twenty-five years.
It is time to conclude, and, for every unprejudiced mind, the conclusion is self-evident.
Wars and several accidental causes may check for some time the scattering of industries: they will not stop it; it is unavoidable.
Altogether, the worker is much more at the mercy of the dealer or the employer, and the employer is at the mercy of the wholesale dealer.
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