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# Proportion Between Productive and Unproductive Hands
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## Definition
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The ratio determining the relative numbers of productive labourers who add
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value to materials versus unproductive labourers who provide services without
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creating vendible commodities. This proportion depends on the relative size
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of funds for maintaining productive versus unproductive hands, and determines
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whether a country tends toward industry or idleness.
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## Source Chapter
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Book II, Chapter 3
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## Context
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The central analytical relationship in the chapter, showing how the division
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of annual produce between capital replacement and revenue affects the overall
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productive capacity and economic character of a nation.
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## Economic Domain
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General Theory
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