Editorial note — Chapter II
John J. (John Joseph) Lalor translation
Compare the review of rents in the states of the Zollverein, in v. Viehbahn, Statistik, II, 979. It is difficult[TN 5] to compare different countries with one another in this respect, because it is seldom certain whether the word rent means exactly the same thing in them. Besides, it should not be overlooked, how difficult it is to ascertain what rent, in the strict sense of the term, as used by Ricardo, is.