Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

by Smith, Adam

• ISBN13: 9780865970069
• ISBN10: 0865970068
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1982-03-01
• Publisher: Liberty Fund

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith	p. ii
Key to Abbreviations and References	p. vi
of Treaties of Commerce	p. 545
of Colonies	p. 556
Conclusion of the Mercantile System	p. 642
	p. 663
[1] Book IV	p. 663
of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth	p. 689
of the Expences of the Sovereign or Commonwealth	p. 689
Conclusion of the Chapter	p. 814
Appendix	p. 948
Textual Schedules	p. 951
Table of Corresponding Passages	p. 980
Index of Statutes and of the Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland	p. 1006
Index of Authorities (cited in Text and Notes)	p. 1009
Index of Subjects	p. 1019
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