Name: The Wealth of Nations Abridged
SKU: 57595684
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Author: Adam Smith
ISBN: 9781627300858

Type

Physical Book

Author

Adam Smith

Publisher

Stonewell Press

Language

English

Pages

598

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x3.4 cm

Weight

0.87 kg.

ISBN13

9781627300858

Synopsis "The Wealth of Nations Abridged"

Adam Smith has rightly been called the father of free-market economics. The great statesman Edmund Burke said that The Wealth of Nations may have been the most important book ever written. The philosopher David Hume was also lavish in his praise for the work. Modern economist Todd G. Buchholz has added this assessment: "But is it a good book? Not only is it a good book, it is a great one. With the hubris that goaded Gods into striking down Greek tragic heroes, Adam Smith stared confidently at the world and delivered nine hundred pages of analysis, prophecy, fact, and fable--most of it clear, charming, and aimed at helping the reader to understand his great book." Newly designed and typeset for modern readers.

Adam Smith

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Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher, considered the father of modern economics. His work falls within the essay and economic philosophy, highlighting his analysis of the free market and the division of labor. He studied at the University of Glasgow and Oxford, developing ideas that would influence economic liberalism.

Among his main works is An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), known as The Wealth of Nations, a fundamental treatise in classical economics. He also wrote The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), where he explores ethics and human sympathy. His legacy remains fundamental in current economic and political thought.

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