Routledge Dictionary of Economics, Second Edition
differential theory of rent (D3)
The theory of ANDERSON, RICARDO and others which asserted that the rent on land subject to DIMINISHING RETURNS arose from differences in fertility or location with no rent being paid on the least fertile or most distant land. As the margin of cultivation is extended, the total amount of rent paid increases.
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