$23.67
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
24 February 1982
Summary
The Wealth of Nations: A Timeless Classic
Smith’s The Wealth of Nations stands as the foundational text of political economy. Emerging from lectures delivered in Glasgow, its publication in 1776 coincided with the American Declaration of Independence. This edition contains Smith’s insightful analysis of the mercantile system, his powerful defense of free commerce and industry, and his prescient prediction of America’s future as a leading global power.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432084 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140432086 |
| Series: | The Wealth of Nations |
| Author: | Adam Smith, Andrew Skinner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 February 1982 |
| Weight: | 393g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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“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
“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
About The Author
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 and is an expert on the author’s work.
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