The Wealth of Nations, 9781905641260
Hardcover
A classic of political economy that influences a special audience - the British Parliament - and its arguments in the early spring of that year pressed for peace and cooperation with Britain’s colonies rather than war.

The Wealth of Nations

with an introduction by jonathan b. wight, university of richmond

$109.71

  • Hardcover

    624 pages

  • Release Date

    21 June 2007

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Summary

“The Wealth of Nations” is a treasured classic of political economy. First published in March of 1776, Adam Smith wrote the book to influence a special audience - the British Parliament - and its arguments in the early spring of that year pressed for peace and cooperation with Britain’s colonies rather than war. Smith’s message was that economic exploitation, through the monopoly trade of empire, stifled wealth-creation in both home and foreign lands. Moreover, protectionism preserved the …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781905641260
ISBN-10:1905641265
Series:Harriman House
Author:Adam Smith, Jonathan B. Wight, George Osborne
Publisher:Harriman House Publishing
Imprint:Harriman House Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:624
Release Date:21 June 2007
Weight:1.15kg
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm x 38mm
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Critics Review

For years I have looked around for a really nice hardback edition of The Wealth of Nations without finding one. But this new edition is splendid, the sort of thing I am pleased to have on my shelf, and which would make a fine gift too.Adam Smith was the first to see that the measure of a nation’s wealth was not money, but the industry and enterprise of its people. That a thriving and growing economy could lift whole nations out of poverty. And that the keys to economic growth were incentives, free enterprise, and productivity. That makes The Wealth of Nations just as relevant today as when it was written. So I am delighted to see this handsome new edition.An enormously useful feature of this edition is the selection of famous quotes at the beginning. Smith’s insightful epigrams such as “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest” and his famous remarks on the “invisible hand” can be hard to find in the original, but here they all are, laid out easily and accessibly. There is also a brief guide which explains to the reader what Smith was trying to do in each section of the work, which makes reading it much easier.

– Dr Eamonn Butler, Director, Adam Smith Institute

About The Author

Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and pioneering political economist and one of the key figures of the intellectual movement known as the Scottish Enlightenment.He is now depicted on the back of the brand new £20 note.

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