The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics) | 
| Author: Adam Smith
Creator: Alan B. Krueger
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1526
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 1264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 2.2
ISBN: 0553585975
Dewey Decimal Number: 330.153
EAN: 9780553585971
Publication Date: March 4, 2003
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The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
It is symbolic that Adam Smith’s masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence.
In his book, Smith fervently extolled the simple yet enlightened notion that individuals are fully capable of setting and regulating prices for their own goods and services. He argued passionately in favor of free trade, yet stood up for the little guy. The Wealth of Nations provided the first--and still the most eloquent--integrated description of the workings of a market economy.
The result of Smith’s efforts is a witty, highly readable work of genius filled with prescient theories that form the basis of a thriving capitalist system. This unabridged edition offers the modern reader a fresh look at a timeless and seminal work that revolutionized the way governments and individuals view the creation and dispersion of wealth--and that continues to influence our economy right up to the present day.
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 Excellent October 28, 2008
This book is filled with great information you will find useful as well as having to find new things you never knew about. I will recommend this book to anyone and everyone.
wealth of nations October 11, 2008
pretty much the base for most modern thought on capitalism, while still being surprisingly relevant though it was written over 200 years ago.
 Adam Smith: Wealth of nations September 15, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This version is just too small for such a great book. No room to write interpretations or other side notes. Bought another one, so it has become my door stop for now; until someone offers me a price or simply asks to borrow it.
Making Wealth, Making Poverty: A Smithian Prometheus July 19, 2008
Conquering Scarcity: (Smith's Dialectical Relationship to Marx?)?
Adam Smith is certainly one of the greatest political philosophers in the modern tradition. Our world, as some have argued, is principally the byproduct of the system that Smith outlined in this classic work, together with a judicious mating of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. The "Wealth of Nations," though the most well known of Smith's writings, is not representative of his entire system of thought, if he has a system: Some authors insist that there is a paradox in Smith's work, when considered in light of "The Theory of Moral Sentiments"? I do not know if this is the case, but the degree to which Smith's ideas have shaped our world cannot be questioned: If it were questioned in this forum, one would only have to point to the existence of this forum to show that Smith was right; the global structure of capitalism today and its development, which has been explored by thinkers after Smith is an undeniable fact. For these reasons, Adam Smith is, in my judgement, one of the most important thinkers in modernity, and he may well have a stake in shaping an arguably post-modern world: But that is not, perhaps, the last word.
Awesome read July 17, 2008
Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is a great read for anyone wanting to know the foundations of economics and how money works in our world. I listened to this downloadable book as an audiobook from Stratobooks.com while I commuted to and from work. I got through it in just a few days and it was less than 5 bucks.
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