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大卫·李嘉图：政治经济学及赋税原理·摘录 175
大卫·李嘉图《政治经济学及赋税原理》· On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation · 投资
If however Poland should be the first to improve her manufactures, if she should succeed in making a commodity which was generally desirable, including great value in little bulk, or if she should be exclusively blessed with some natural production, generally desirable, and not possessed by other countries, she would obtain an additional quantity of gold in exchange for this commodity, which would operate on the price of her corn, cattle, and coarse clothing. The disadvantage of distance would probably be more than compensated by the advantage of having an exportable commodity of great value, and money would be permanently of lower value in Poland than in England. If on the contrary, the advantage of skill and machinery were possessed by England, another reason would be added to that which before existed, why gold should be less valuable in England than in Poland, and why corn, cattle, and clothing, should be at a higher price in the former country.
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定位：Excerpt 175 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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如果波兰率先改进制造业，能生产出体积小、价值高且广受欢迎的商品，或者独有某种别国没有的天然物产，那么它就能用这些商品换回更多黄金。这些黄金流入后，会推高波兰的谷物、牲畜和粗布价格。虽然距离远是劣势，但拥有高价值出口品带来的好处可能远超这个劣势，结果波兰的货币价值会长期低于英国。反过来，如果英国在技术和机器上占优，那么英国货币价值低于波兰、谷物和劳动力价格高于波兰，就又多了一个理由。核心是：一国货币的长期价值取决于它相对于别国的生产效率优势。
上下文
李嘉图在《政治经济学及赋税原理》中讨论各国货币价值差异的原因，以波兰和英国为例说明制造业优势如何影响货币流入和物价。
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你所在的国家或地区，有没有某种高价值出口品正在悄悄影响本地物价和货币价值？
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