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# Revenue Destined for Capital Replacement
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## Definition
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That portion of annual produce which immediately replaces capital by renewing
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provisions, materials, and finished work withdrawn from capital. This revenue
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maintains only productive hands and pays wages of productive labour, forming
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the foundation for continued production and economic growth.
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## Source Chapter
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Book II, Chapter 3
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## Context
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Smith divides annual produce into two parts: one replacing capital and one
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constituting revenue. This portion is crucial because it determines the
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proportion between productive and unproductive hands in society and thus the
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general character of inhabitants as to industry or idleness.
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## Economic Domain
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Accumulation
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