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The Wealth of Nations (Penguin Classics S.)

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Description for The Wealth of Nations (Penguin Classics S.) Paperback. Gives a comprehensive treatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, this book's includes the author's assessment of the mercantile system, his advocacy of the freedom of commerce and industry, and his famous prophecy that "America will be one of the foremost nations of the world". Editor(s): Skinner, Andrew. Num Pages: 576 pages, notes, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.

Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations Books I-III laid the foundations of economic theory in general and 'classical' economics in particular, and this Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Andrew Skinner.

The publication of The Wealth of Nations in 1776 coincided with America's Declaration of Independence, and with this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that a truly free market - fired by competition yet guided as if by an 'invisible hand' to ensure justice and equality ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140432084
SKU
V9780140432084
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About Adam Smith
Adam Smith (1723-90) taught both logic and moral philosophy at Glasgow University. His Wealth of Nations revolutionised the economic theories of the time. Andrew Skinner teaches at the Adam Smith Institute and is an expert on the author's work.

Reviews for The Wealth of Nations (Penguin Classics S.)
"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. Heilbroner

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