Publisher	Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13	9789366973913
Binding	Paper back
Number of Pages	1000 Pages
Language	English
Dimension (Inches)	5.5''*8.5''
Weight (Grams)	1052
Category	Fiction

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, first published in 1776, is a foundational work in economics. In it, Smith explores the principles of free markets, the division of labour, and the role of self-interest in promoting economic prosperity. He argues that individuals acting in their own self-interest unintentionally contribute to the public good through the "invisible hand" of the market. The book laid the groundwork for modern economics, advocating for limited government intervention and the importance of trade and competition.

Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723–1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher, widely regarded as the father of modern economics. His seminal work, ‘The Wealth of Nations’ (1776), explores the nature and causes of economic prosperity. Smith introduces key concepts such as the "invisible hand" and the benefits of free markets, advocating for minimal government intervention. His ideas laid the foundation for classical economics, influencing economic thought and policy for centuries, and shaping the development of capitalism in the modern world.

Contents

Short Account of the Life and Writings of Dr. Adam Smith	7
Short View of the Doctrine of Smith, compared with that of the French Economists	29
Introduction and Plan of the Work	51

BOOK I
Of the Causes of Improvement in the Productive Powers of Labour,
and of the Order according to which its Produce is naturally
distributed among the different Ranks of the People

1.	Of the Division of Labour	55
2.	Of the Principle Which Gives Occasion to the Division of Labour	63
3.	That the Division of Labour is Limited by the Extent of the Market	67
4.	Of the Origin and Use of Money	72
5.	Of the Real and Nominal Price of Commodities,or of their Price in Labour, and their Price in Money	78
6.	Of the Component Part of the Price of Commodities	95
7.	Of the Natural and Market Price of Commodities	103
8.	Of the Wages of Labour	112
9.	Of the Profits of Stock	135
10.	Of Wages and Profit in the different Employments of Labour and Stock	146
11.	Of the Rent of Land	192

BOOK II
Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock

Introduction

312

1.	Of the Division of Stock	314
2.	Of Money, Considered as a particular Branch of the general Stock of the Society, or of the Expense of maintaining the National Capital	322
3.	Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of productive and unproductive Labour	368
4.	Of Stock lent at Interest	388
5.	Of the different Employments of Capital	397

BOOK III
Of the different Progress of Opulence in different Nations

1.	Of the Natural Progress of Opulence	415
2.	Of the Discouragement of Agriculture in the ancient State of Europe, after the fall of the Roman Empire	420
3.	Of the Rise and progress of Cities and Towns, after the fall of the Roman Empire	431
4.	How the Commerce of Towns contributed to the Improvement of the Country	442

BOOK IV
Of Systems of Political Economy

Introduction

457

1.	Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile System	458
2.	Of Restraints upon Importation from Foreign Countries of such Goods as can be produced at Home	481
3.	Of the Extraordinary Restraints upon the Importation of Goods of almost all kinds, from those Countries with which the Balance is supposed to be disadvantageous	502
4.	Of Drawbacks	528
5.	Of Bounties	534
6.	Of Treaties of Commerce	573
7.	Of Colonies	585
8.	Conclusion of the Mercantile System	674
9.	Of the Agricultural Systems, or of those 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	695

BOOK V

1.	Of the Expenses of Sovereign or Commonwealth	724
2.	Of The Sources Of The General or Public Revenue of The Society	849
3.	Of Public Debts	946

Appendix	991
Notes	994

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