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The Wealth of Nations

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The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith

It is symbolic that Adam Smith’s masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence.

In his book, Smith fervently extolled the simple yet enlightened notion that individuals are fully capable of setting and regulating prices for their own goods and services.

He argued passionately in favor of free trade, yet stood up for the little guy. The Wealth of Nations provided the first--and still the most eloquent--integrated description of the workings of a market economy.

The result of Smith’s efforts is a witty, highly readable work of genius filled with prescient theories that form the basis of a thriving capitalist system.

This unabridged edition offers the modern reader a fresh look at a timeless and seminal work that revolutionized the way governments and individuals view the creation and dispersion of wealth--and that continues to influence our economy right up to the present day.

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The Wealth of Nations
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"Adam Smith's enormous authority resides, in the end, in the same property that we discover in Marx: not in any ideology, but in an effort to see to the bottom of things."--Robert L. HeilbronerFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
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The Wealth of Nationsby Adam SmithIt is symbolic that Adam Smith’s masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence. In his book,... read full editorial
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CHAPTER IOF THE DIVISION OF LABOURThe greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which it is any where directed, or applied, seem to have been... read full editorial




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The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
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(Santa Monica, CA) November 30, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars
As a high school student with only a rudimentary understanding of economics, if even that, I found Adam Smith's book to be very informative. Having read it with great ignorance on the subject was able to learn a great deal... read full review
 The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
(Bronxville, New York USA) October 28, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars
Adam Smith is considered a founding father of economic theory.In the Wealth of Nations, he laid a foundation for the free market while at the same time explaining some of the problemsencountered by workers. He explained that... read full review
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(Huntsville, Al (USA) August 17, 2004 - 4.0/5 stars
"The Wealth of Nations" is written in the manner of one fact following another. It is in this way very much like "The Origin of Species". It is sometimes said that Adam Smith invented the free market economy... read full review




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