An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Annotated)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073YKV19W |
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| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets.
Seminal work in economics J. Lalor All modern economic theory begins with this book. The language is clear and the numerous examples are accessible to anyone who wants to do some work to establish their historical context. It does not offer a royal road to economics, and perhaps there is not one. As an alternative, Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom is shorter and easier to read but it has an axe to grind and is nowhere near as rich or as important a text in the history of ideas.. travel light and smiling said never out of style, and good as an ebook. I bought this ebook because of the value of Adam Smith's work. I was travelling, and wanted to keep the number of hard-copy books to a minimum. I failed, by the way, but it's still a good edition of this classicv.. CEC said Excellent. Well written classic explaining the fundamental concepts of economics that are key to understanding free markets and the burden of mercantilism.