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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations — Adam Smith

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 903 pages

Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is a foundational treatise of classical economics, published in 1776. It examines how labour, capital and trade create national wealth, touching on the division of labour, wages, profit and rent. Listeners will find clear, systematic reasoning that shaped modern economic thought.

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An Inquiry into the
Nature and Causes of
the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
Contents
INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORK.
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.
CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR.
CHAPTER II. OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION TO THE
DIVISION OF LABOUR.
CHAPTER III. THAT THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IS LIMITED BY THE
EXTENT OF THE MARKET.

CHAPTER IV. OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEY.
CHAPTER
V.
OF
THE
REAL
AND
NOMINAL
PRICE
OF
COMMODITIES, OR OF THEIR PRICE IN LABOUR, AND THEIR
PRICE IN MONEY.
CHAPTER VI. OF THE COMPONENT PART OF THE PRICE OF
COMMODITIES.
CHAPTER VII. OF THE NATURAL AND MARKET PRICE OF
COMMODITIES.
CHAPTER VIII. OF THE WAGES OF LABOUR.
CHAPTER IX. OF THE PROFITS OF STOCK.
CHAPTER X. OF WAGES AND PROFIT IN THE DIFFERENT
EMPLOYMENTS OF LABOUR AND STOCK.
CHAPTER XI. OF THE RENT OF LAND.
BOOK
II.
OF
THE
NATURE,
ACCUMULATION,
AND
EMPLOYMENT OF STOCK.
CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF STOCK.
CHAPTER II. OF MONEY, CONSIDERED AS A PARTICULAR
BRANCH OF THE GENERAL STOCK OF THE SOCIETY, OR OF THE
EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CHAPTER III. OF THE ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL, OR OF
PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE LABOUR.
CHAPTER IV. OF STOCK LENT AT INTEREST.
CHAPTER V. OF THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS OF CAPITALS.
BOOK III. OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRESS OF OPULENCE IN
DIFFERENT NATIONS
CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURAL PROGRESS OF OPULENCE.
CHAPTER II. OF THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN
THE ANCIENT STATE OF EUROPE, AFTER THE FALL OF THE
ROMAN EMPIRE.
CHAPTER III. OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF CITIES AND
TOWNS, AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

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Contents

  1. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
  2. Contents
  3. INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORK.
  4. BOOK I. OF THE CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE
  5. CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR.
  6. CHAPTER II. OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION TO THE DIVISION OF LABOUR.
  7. CHAPTER III. THAT THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IS LIMITED BY THE EXTENT OF THE MARKET.
  8. CHAPTER IV. OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEY.
  9. CHAPTER V. OF THE REAL AND NOMINAL PRICE OF COMMODITIES, OR OF THEIR PRICE IN LABOUR, AND THEIR PRICE IN MONEY.
  10. CHAPTER VI. OF THE COMPONENT PART OF THE PRICE OF COMMODITIES.
  11. CHAPTER VII. OF THE NATURAL AND MARKET PRICE OF COMMODITIES.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. OF THE WAGES OF LABOUR.
  13. CHAPTER IX. OF THE PROFITS OF STOCK.
  14. CHAPTER X. OF WAGES AND PROFIT IN THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS OF LABOUR AND STOCK.
  15. CHAPTER XI. OF THE RENT OF LAND.
  16. BOOK II. OF THE NATURE, ACCUMULATION, AND EMPLOYMENT OF STOCK.
  17. CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF STOCK.
  18. CHAPTER II. OF MONEY, CONSIDERED AS A PARTICULAR BRANCH OF THE GENERAL STOCK OF THE SOCIETY, OR OF THE EXPENSE OF MAINTA
  19. CHAPTER III. OF THE ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL, OR OF PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE LABOUR.
  20. CHAPTER IV. OF STOCK LENT AT INTEREST.
  21. CHAPTER V. OF THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS OF CAPITALS.
  22. BOOK III. OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRESS OF OPULENCE IN DIFFERENT NATIONS
  23. CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURAL PROGRESS OF OPULENCE.
  24. CHAPTER II. OF THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ANCIENT STATE OF EUROPE, AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
  25. CHAPTER III. OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF CITIES AND TOWNS, AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
  26. CHAPTER IV. HOW THE COMMERCE OF TOWNS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTRY.
  27. BOOK IV. OF SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY.
  28. CHAPTER I. OF THE PRINCIPLE OF THE COMMERCIAL OR MERCANTILE SYSTEM.
  29. CHAPTER II. OF RESTRAINTS UPON IMPORTATION FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF SUCH GOODS AS CAN BE PRODUCED AT HOME.
  30. CHAPTER III. OF THE EXTRAORDINARY RESTRAINTS UPON THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS OF ALMOST ALL KINDS, FROM THOSE COUNTRIES WIT

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