The Wealth of Nations: The Economics Classic - A Selected Edition for the Contemporary ReaderJohn Wiley & Sons, 12.10.2010 - 416 Seiten THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOK ON MODERN ECONOMICS The Wealth of Nations is an economics book like no other. First published in 1776, Adam Smith's groundbreaking theories provide a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since. It assumes no prior knowledge of its subject, and over 200 years on, still provides valuable lessons on the fundamentals of economics. This keepsake edition is a selected abridgement of all five books, and includes an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon, drawing out lessons for the contemporary reader, a Foreword from Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute, and a Preface from Dr. Razeen Sally of the London School of Economics. |
Inhalt
| vii | |
| xlv | |
| 7 | |
| 25 | |
Extent Of The Market | 31 |
Or Of Their Price In Labour And Their Price In Money | 48 |
Of Labour And Stock | 91 |
Of The Nature Accumulation And Employment Of Stock | 109 |
General Stock Of The Society Or Of The Expense | 126 |
Of The Revenue Of The Sovereign Or Commonwealth | 301 |
Public Institutions | 320 |
Of The Expense Of The Institution | 340 |
Conclusion | 348 |
Of Public Debts | 358 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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