Project Gutenberg 2011-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 878 Smith, Adam 1723 1790 Garnier, M. (Germain) 1754 1821 Garnier, Germain An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Produced by Jeff G. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith is a foundational work in political economy written in the late 18th century. This scientific publication delves into the principles governing economic wealth, focusing on how nations accumulate and distribute their resources. The book's core themes include the division of labour, the role of capital, and the natural laws that govern market economies, all of which laid the groundwork for modern economic thought. At the start of this influential text, Smith introduces the fundamental notion that a nation's wealth is derived from the productivity of its labour force. He emphasizes the importance of skill and the organization of work, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of how varying degrees of labour efficiency influence the overall wealth of a society. Additionally, Smith outlines the structure of the work itself, indicating that the initial discussions will center on the productivity of labour, while subsequent sections will discuss the nature of stock, the progress of wealth in different nations, and the implications of government policies on economic prosperity. This opening portion establishes the analytical framework through which Smith will explore the intricate relationships that shape a nation's economic landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Economics HB Text Browsing: Economics Browsing: Sociology 2824998 2825007 2024-09-16T07:08:30.574467 2023-09-16T13:17:17.885884 text/html text/html 2787142 2011-12-03T13:36:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 836772 2011-12-03T13:36:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 949867 2024-09-16T07:09:08.034310 application/epub+zip 986123 2024-09-16T07:08:40.460453 application/epub+zip 971259 2024-09-16T07:08:35.946482 application/epub+zip 1812030 2024-09-16T07:09:26.458170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1655106 2024-09-16T07:09:01.419330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1458963 2022-09-17T12:28:26.672932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2541548 2541349 2024-09-16T07:08:26.051527 2023-09-16T13:17:13.648881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2541419 2011-12-03T13:36:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 792534 2011-12-03T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2541434 2011-12-03T13:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 792445 2011-12-03T13:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20382 2024-09-16T07:09:26.630167 application/rdf+xml 24980 2024-09-16T07:08:36.510430 image/jpeg 4647 2024-09-16T07:08:36.222458 image/jpeg 910730 2024-09-16T07:08:30.778515 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia