Publisher's Synopsis
The Wealth of Nations, also called An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, is the main work of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. Originally published in 1776, the book was a precursor to the modern academic discipline of economics and is today a fundamental work in classical economics. By using the Industrial Revolution as a reference, the book addresses broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets and presents one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth.
