Introductory England in 1760: Population England in 1760: Agriculture England in 1760: Manufactures and Trade England in 17 60: The Decay of the Yeomanry England in 1760: The Condition of the wage-earners The Mercantile System and Adam Smith The Chief Features of the Revolution The Growth of Pauperism Malthus and the Law of Population The wage-fund Theory Ricardo and the Growth of Rent Two Theories of Economic Progress.