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    Enlightenment · English

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

    Adam Smith

    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
    36
    Variants
    36
    Genre
    Political & Social Theory
    Difficulty
    Advanced

    Chapters

    1. 01PREFACEprose
    2. 02EDITOR’S INTRODUCTIONprose
    3. 03INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORKprose
    4. 04CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF LABOURprose
    5. 05CHAPTER II. OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION TO THE DIVISION OF LABOURprose
    6. 06CHAPTER III. THAT THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IS LIMITED BY THE EXTENT OF THE MARKETprose
    7. 07CHAPTER IV. OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEYprose
    8. 08CHAPTER V. OF THE REAL AND NOMINAL PRICE OF COMMODITIES, OR OF THEIR PRICE IN LABOUR, AND THEIR PRICE IN MONEYprose
    9. 09CHAPTER VI. OF THE COMPONENT PARTS OF THE PRICE OF COMMODITIESprose
    10. 10CHAPTER VII. OF THE NATURAL AND MARKET PRICE OF COMMODITIESprose
    11. 11CHAPTER VIII. OF THE WAGES OF LABOURprose
    12. 12CHAPTER IX. OF THE PROFITS OF STOCKprose
    13. 13CHAPTER X. OF WAGES AND PROFIT IN THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS OF LABOUR AND STOCKprose
    14. 14CHAPTER XI. OF THE RENT OF LANDprose
    15. 15CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF STOCKprose
    16. 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
    17. 17CHAPTER III. OF THE ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL, OR OF PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE LABOURprose
    18. 18CHAPTER IV. OF STOCK LENT AT INTERESTprose
    19. 19CHAPTER V. OF THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITALSprose
    20. 20CHAPTER I. OF THE NATURAL PROGRESS OF OPULENCEprose
    21. 21CHAPTER II. OF THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ANCIENT STATE OF EUROPE AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIREprose
    22. 22CHAPTER III. OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF CITIES AND TOWNS, AFTER THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIREprose
    23. 23CHAPTER IV. HOW THE COMMERCE OF THE TOWNS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE COUNTRYprose
    24. 24CHAPTER I. OF THE PRINCIPLE OF THE COMMERCIAL OR MERCANTILE SYSTEMprose
    25. 25CHAPTER II. OF RESTRAINTS UPON THE IMPORTATION FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF SUCH GOODS AS CAN BE PRODUCED AT HOMEprose
    26. 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
    27. 27CHAPTER IV. OF DRAWBACKSprose
    28. 28CHAPTER V. OF BOUNTIESprose
    29. 29CHAPTER VI. OF TREATIES OF COMMERCEprose
    30. 30CHAPTER VII. OF COLONIESprose
    31. 31CHAPTER VIII. CONCLUSION OF THE MERCANTILE SYSTEMprose
    32. 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
    33. 33CHAPTER I. OF THE EXPENCES OF THE SOVEREIGN OR COMMONWEALTHprose
    34. 34CHAPTER II. OF THE SOURCES OF THE GENERAL OR PUBLIC REVENUE OF THE SOCIETYprose
    35. 35CHAPTER III. OF PUBLIC DEBTSprose
    36. 36APPENDIXprose