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# Society's General Stock

## Definition

The aggregate wealth of all inhabitants or members of a country, naturally dividing into the same three portions as individual stock: immediate consumption, fixed capital, and circulating capital.

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 1

## Context

Extends the analysis from individual economic agents to the national economy, establishing the framework for understanding how different forms of capital contribute to national wealth and economic development.

## Economic Domain

General Theory

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