Enlightenment · English
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
The founding book of political economy, in Edwin Cannan's scholarly edition of 1904. Originally English; from the shelves of David Hart's Digital Library of Liberty and Power.
Chapters
- 01PREFACEprose
- 02EDITOR’S INTRODUCTIONprose
- 03INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORKprose
- 04CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF LABOURprose
- 05CHAPTER II. OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION TO THE DIVISION OF LABOURprose
- 06CHAPTER III. THAT THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IS LIMITED BY THE EXTENT OF THE MARKETprose
- 07CHAPTER IV. OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEYprose
- 08CHAPTER V. OF THE REAL AND NOMINAL PRICE OF COMMODITIES, OR OF THEIR PRICE IN LABOUR, AND THEIR PRICE IN MONEYprose
- 09CHAPTER VI. OF THE COMPONENT PARTS OF THE PRICE OF COMMODITIESprose
- 10CHAPTER VII. OF THE NATURAL AND MARKET PRICE OF COMMODITIESprose
- 11CHAPTER VIII. OF THE WAGES OF LABOURprose
- 12CHAPTER IX. OF THE PROFITS OF STOCKprose
- 13CHAPTER X. OF WAGES AND PROFIT IN THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS OF LABOUR AND STOCKprose
- 14CHAPTER XI. OF THE RENT OF LANDprose
- 15CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF STOCKprose
- 16CHAPTER II. OF MONEY CONSIDERED AS A PARTICULAR BRANCH OF THE GENERAL STOCK OF THE SOCIETY, OR OF THE EXPENCE OF MAINTAINING THE NATIONAL CAPITALprose
- 17CHAPTER III. OF THE ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL, OR OF PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE LABOURprose
- 18CHAPTER IV. OF STOCK LENT AT INTERESTprose
- 19CHAPTER V. OF THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITALSprose
- 20CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURAL PROGRESS OF OPULENCEprose
- 21CHAPTER II. OF THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ANCIENT STATE OF EUROPE AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIREprose
- 22CHAPTER III. OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF CITIES AND TOWNS, AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIREprose
- 23CHAPTER IV. HOW THE COMMERCE OF THE TOWNS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTRYprose
- 24CHAPTER I. OF THE PRINCIPLE OF THE COMMERCIAL OR MERCANTILE SYSTEMprose
- 25CHAPTER II. OF RESTRAINTS UPON THE IMPORTATION FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF SUCH GOODS AS CAN BE PRODUCED AT HOMEprose
- 26CHAPTER III. OF THE EXTRAORDINARY RESTRAINTS UPON THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS OF ALMOST ALL KINDS, FROM THOSE COUNTRIES WITH WHICH THE BALANCE IS SUPPOSED TO BE DISADVANTAGEOUSprose
- 27CHAPTER IV. OF DRAWBACKSprose
- 28CHAPTER V. OF BOUNTIESprose
- 29CHAPTER VI. OF TREATIES OF COMMERCEprose
- 30CHAPTER VII. OF COLONIESprose
- 31CHAPTER VIII. CONCLUSION OF THE MERCANTILE SYSTEMprose
- 32CHAPTER IX. OF THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, OR OF THOSE SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL ŒCONOMY, WHICH REPRESENT THE PRODUCE OF LAND AS EITHER THE SOLE OR THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF THE REVENUE AND WEALTH OF EVERY COUNTRYprose
- 33CHAPTER I. OF THE EXPENCES OF THE SOVEREIGN OR COMMONWEALTHprose
- 34CHAPTER II. OF THE SOURCES OF THE GENERAL OR PUBLIC REVENUE OF THE SOCIETYprose
- 35CHAPTER III. OF PUBLIC DEBTSprose
- 36APPENDIXprose