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<!-- generated: provider=openrouter model=arcee-ai/trinity-large-preview:free date=2026-02-19 source=book-1-chapter-08 -->
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# Colony Prosperity
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## Definition
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The rapid economic growth and population increase in British North American colonies, where wages are high despite lower national wealth than England, due to the rapid increase in funds for maintaining labour.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 8
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## Context
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Presented as an example of how the rate of wealth increase, rather than absolute wealth, determines wage levels.
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## Economic Domain
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General Theory
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