About this title: Political economy had been studied long before Adam Smith. But "Wealth of Nations" (1776) established it for the first time as a separate science. Smith based his arguments on vast historical knowledge, and developed his principles with remarkable clarity. What set this work apart was its statement of the doctrine of natural liberty. Smith believed that 'man's self-interest is God's providence' - that if government abstained from interfering with free competition, the invisible hand of capitalism would emerge from the competing claims of individual self-interest. Industrial problems would be ...
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Description: Good. 2004-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Date Published: 1991-10-15
ISBN-13:9780679405641ISBN:067940564X
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780879757052ISBN:0879757051
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2000-11-14
ISBN-13:9780679783367ISBN:0679783369
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Edition: New ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780760757611ISBN:0760757615
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780394604091ISBN:0394604091
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Binding: Pamphlet
Publisher: The Great Books Foundation
Date Published: 1950
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679783367ISBN:0679783369
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 1184 p. Modern Library Classics (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
"There is a good reason why this is the only work on economics that is in the canon of Great Books. Smith was not just writing to promote his free market ideology. He was also exploring the manner in which human societies organize themselves to make use of their resources and human capital. Along with his famous insights about the division of labor and the invisible hand of the marketplace, Smith also covers banking, capital formation, the rise of towns, the role of agriculture, the proper and improper expenditures of the government, and many, many more subjects of contemporary interest. While long and filled with dull spots, including 90-page digressions on the price of silver and the Corn Laws, this book is often profound. If you think of yourself as an educated person, and like to mouth off about the economy, you cannot avoid reading this book. Read all the way through one time and then dip back in where you like."
"Bible of free market economics. By reading this, you start to analyze simple things in a way that sheds light on potential economic opportunity. After all, the free market is about people and nations having the right to pursue activities that wealth.
This book breaks down commonplace situations that involve making money, then shows the components that affect that situation. The legal environment, the population, the natural resources, etc... By understanding these components, one can make wiser and more efficient decisions in the pursuit of wealth.
When I see infomercials for real-estate selling kits or other money-making schemes, it reminds me how much people (including myself) can be driven by both ignorance and emotion rather than wisdom."
"Not an easy read but worth it if you want to understand one of the foundations of modern intellectual thought. This is where the study of economics started. Adam Smith notions of "division of labor" and "the invisible hand" and taxation still resonate today.
I caution against this as a fun read. If you think economics is "the dismal science" than stay far, far away. If you want to get an understanding of what all those pundits are quoting, and misquoting, put a big block of time aside and make this your bedside table reading. It may put you to sleep a few times but it will also wake you up to how an author writing 1776 is still relevant today."
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