Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s2.23

c9.s2.23

The division of accumulated wealth between the various members of the community and of the annual income between its different members is the chief factor of distribution. In fact, very often the factors of production were conrolled by the same person or persons and so all the shares of the produce went to him. Thus on the whole, the question of distribution did not arise in those days as we find in the later stage of the evolution of society. Four principal shares of distribution are to be ditinguished : rent, wages, interest and profits.