Back Þeodena Eadwela ANG ثروة الأمم Arabic দ্য ৱে'ল্থ অৱ নেশ্বন্স AS Богатството на народите Bulgarian Indagació sobre la naturalesa i les causes de la riquesa de les nacions Catalan Pojednání o podstatě a původu bohatství národů Czech The Wealth of Nations Danish Der Wohlstand der Nationen German Ο Πλούτος των Εθνών Greek La riĉo de nacioj EO
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 Title-page of the 1776 London edition | |
| Author | Adam Smith |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Economics, philosophy |
| Publisher | W. Strahan and T. Cadell, London |
Publication date | 9 March 1776 |
| Publication place | Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Text | The Wealth of Nations at Wikisource |
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith (1723–1790). First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first connected accounts of what builds nations' wealth, and has become a fundamental work in classical economics. This is the first formulation of a comprehensive system of political economy.[1] Reflecting upon economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, Smith addresses topics such as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets.[2][3]
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