All that he urged was that 'the best and most useful kind of alms consists in providing means for earning them.' To prevent the workers from earning aid with as little trouble to themselves as possible, he recommended payment by the piece and not by the day.
Morley highlights Turgot's belief in incentivizing work through piece rates rather than daily wages.
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