The Wealth of Nations: Books I-III Paperback - 1982
by Smith, Adam
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
Description
Standard delivery: 7 to 40 days
Details
- Title The Wealth of Nations: Books I-III
- Author Smith, Adam
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 570
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date 1982-03-25
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR001244721
- ISBN 9780140432084 / 0140432086
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.07 x 0.99 in (19.71 x 12.88 x 2.51 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1500
-
Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Economics
- Dewey Decimal Code 330.09
About World of Books Ltd West Sussex, United Kingdom
In 2002, World of Books Group was founded on an ethos to do good, protect the planet and support charities by enabling more goods to be reused. Since then, we've grown into to a global company pioneering the circular economy. Today, we drive the circular economy through three re-commerce brands: - Wob: Through Wob, we sell. We provide affordable, preloved books and media to customers all over the world. A book leaves our collection of over seven million titles and begins a new chapter every two seconds, enabling more goods to be reused. - Ziffit: Through Ziffit, we buy. We give people around the world the opportunity to contribute to the circular economy, earn money and protect the planet, by trading their unwanted books and media. - Shopiago: Through Shopiago, we help others. By sharing the technology that has grown World of Books Group into the business it is today, we're helping charities increase revenue and reduce waste through re-commerce.
If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase for any reason, simply email customerservice@worldofbooks.com and we will quickly resolve any issues you may have. If you have any other queries about your order, please email customerservice@worldofbooks.com. Our goal is to deliver to our customers the best possible service and we hope your experience of dealing with us lives up to our promise. If for whatever reason we fail to meet your expectations then please let us know.
Summary
‘It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest’
With this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that a truly free market – fired by competition yet guided as if by an ‘invisible hand’ to ensure justice and equality – was the engine of a fair and productive society. Books I–III of the Wealth of Nationsexamine the ‘division of labour’ as the key to economic growth, by ensuring the interdependence of individuals within society. They also cover the origins of money, the importance of wages, profit, rent and stocks. Smith’s work laid the foundations of economic theory in general and ‘classical’ economics in particular, but the real sophistication of his analysis derives from the fact that it also encompasses a combination of ethics, philosophy and history to create a vast panorama of society.
This edition contains an analytical introduction offering an in-depth discussion of Smith as an economist and social scientist, as well as a preface, further reading and explanatory notes.
The Wealth of Nations Books IV-V are also published in Penguin Classics.
Media reviews
Citations
- New Yorker (The), 10/18/2010, Page 82
