$21.66
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
25 February 1982
Summary
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Smith’s THE WEALTH OF NATIONS was the first comprehensive treatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, the book’s publication in 1776 co-incided with America’s Declaration of Independence. These volumes include Smith’s assessment of the mercantile system, his advocacy of the freedom of commerce and industry, and his famous prophecy that “America will be one of the foremost nations of the world”.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140432084 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140432086 |
| Author: | Adam Smith, Andrew Skinner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 February 1982 |
| Weight: | 392g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 27mm |
| Series: | The Wealth of Nations |
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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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