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# Stock of the Country

# Stock of the Country

## Definition

The accumulated wealth of a nation that, when increasing, raises wages of labour by enabling masters to employ more workers and by increasing the demand for labour through both revenue and capital investment.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 8

## Context

Identified as the fundamental driver of wage increases, with its growth creating the funds necessary to maintain and employ more labour.

## Economic Domain

Accumulation

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