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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

by Adam Smith

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An edition of The Wealth of Nations (1776)

An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

by Adam Smith

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Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was recognized as a landmark of human thought upon its publication in 1776. As the first scientific argument for the principles of political economy, it is the point of departure for all subsequent economic thought. Smith's theories of capital accumulation, growth, and secular change, among others, continue to be influential in modern economics. This reprint of Edwin Cannan's definitive 1904 edition of The Wealth of Nations includes Cannan's famous introduction, notes, and a full index, as well as a new preface written especially for this edition by the distinguished economist George J. Stigler. Mr. Stigler's preface will be of value for anyone wishing to see the contemporary relevance of Adam Smith's thought.

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1937

Publisher

Collier

Language

English

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564

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Book I: Of the causes of improvement in the productive power of labour, and of the order according to which its produce is naturally distributed among the different ranks of the people: Of the Division of Labour

Of the principle which gives occasion to the Division of Labour

That the Divisioin of Labour is limited by the extent of the market

Of the origin and use of money

Of the real and nominal price of commodities, or of their price in labour, and their price in money

Of the component parts of the price of commodities

Of the natural and market price of commodities

Of the ages of labor

Of the profits of stock

Of wages and profit in the different employments of labour and stock

Of the rent of land

Book II: Of the nature, accumulation, and employment of stock: Of the Division of Stock

Of money considered as a particular branch of the general stock of the society, or of the expence of maintaining the national capital

Of the accumulation of capital, or of productive and unproductive labour

Of stock lent at interest

Of the different employment of capitals

Book III: Of the different progress of Opulence in different nations: Of the natural progress of opulence

Book IV: Of systems of political economy: Of the principle of the commercial or mercantile system

Of restraints upon the importation from foreign countries of such goods as can be produced at home

Of the extraordinary restraints upon the importation of goods of almost all kinds, from those countries with which the balance is supposed to be disadventageous

Of drawbacks

Of bounties

Of treaties of commerce

Of colonies

Conclusion of the mercantile system

Of the agricultural systems, or of the systems of political economy, which represent the produce of land as either the sole or the principal source of the revenue and wealth of every country

Book V: Of the revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth

Of the expences of the Sovereign or Commonwealth

Of the sources of the general or public revenue of the society

Of public debts.

Edition Notes

Spine title: Wealth of nations.

"The five-foot shelf of books."

Published in: New York
Series: The Harvard classics -- v. 10
Other Titles: Wealth of nations.

Classifications

Library of Congress: HB161 .S6 1937b

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Pagination: 564 p., [1] leaf of plates ;
Number of pages: 564

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Open Library: OL24210749M
Internet Archive: inquiryintonatur10smit
OCLC/WorldCat: 2290467

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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

by Adam Smith