Adam Smith

This carefully annotated selection features the main analysis of the operation of an economic system, the introductory chapter of the great attack on mercantilism, and portions of the analysis of the functions of the state-Books I, IV, and V. Edited by George J. Stigler, this useful volume includes an introduction and a bibliography.

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the brightest stars of the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was his most important book. First published in London in March 1776, it had been eagerly anticipated by Smith’s contemporaries and became an immediate bestseller. That edition sold out quickly and others followed. Today, Smith’s Wealth of Nations rightfully claims a place in the Western intellectual canon. It is the first book of modern political economy, and still provides the foundation for the study of that discipline. But it is much more than that. Along with important discussions of economics and political theory, Smith mixed plain common sense with large measures of history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and much else. Few texts remind us so clearly that the Enlightenment was very much a lived experience, a concern with improving the human condition in practical ways for real people. A masterpiece by any measure, Wealth of Nations remains a classic of world literature to be usefully enjoyed by readers today.

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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. First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By reflecting upon the economics at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets. (source: Wikipedia)

Dieses bahnbrechende Werk des schottischen Moralphilosophen Rechtstheoretikers und Nationalökonomen Adam Smith (1725 -1790) wurde erstmals am 9. März 1776 in London veröffentlicht. In vielerlei Hinsicht ein typisches Werk der schottischen Aufklärung, zählt es zu den epochalen Schriften des 18. Jahrhunderts. Der "Wealth of Nations" wurde zum Markstein in der Geschichte der Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Er steht heute für eine politische und wirtschaftliche Ordnung, die sich allen Alternativentwürfen gegenüber als überlegen erwiesen hat. Die Ausgabe bietet eine neue Übersetzung von Monika Streissler. Diese von Fachleuten gelobte Übersetzung ist die einzige, die den maßgeblichen Text des "Wealth of Nations" wiedergibt, wie er in der Jubiläumsausgabe der Werke von Adam Smith, der berühmten Glasgow Edition, 1976 ff., enthalten ist. Der Herausgeber liefert mit seiner Einführung einen Einblick in die Gedankenwelt Adam Smiths und zeigt das eigentlich Revolutionäre des "Wealth of Nations" aus heutiger wissenschaftlicher Sicht. Diese Ausgabe basiert auf der Ausgabe Düsseldorf, 1999.

The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, "The Wealth of Nations" is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism in the modern sense of the words. Smith details his argument in the following five books: Book I. Of the Causes of Improvement in the productive Power of Labour, Book II. Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock Introduction, Book III. Of the Different Progress of Opulence in Different Nations, Book IV. Of Systems of Political Economy, and Book V. Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth; which taken together form a giant leap forward in the field of economics. A product of the "Age of Enlightenment", "The Wealth of Nations" is a must read for all who wish to gain a better understanding of the principles upon which all modern capitalistic economies have been founded and the process of wealth creation that is engendered by those principles.

Title: The Works of Adam Smith. With an account of his life and writings by Dugald Stewart. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Smith, Adam; 1812-11. 5 vol.; 8 . 12272.d.3.