{"product_id":"the-wealth-of-nations-books-iiii-9780140432084","title":"The Wealth of Nations Books IIII","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic economic treatise that insipired Thomas Piketty's\u003ci\u003e Capital in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e in 1776 coincided with America's Declaration of Independence, and with this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that a truly free market - fired by competition yet guided as if by an 'invisible hand' to ensure justice and equality - was the engine of a fair and productive society. Books I - III of \u003ci\u003eThe Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e examine the 'division of labour' as the key to economic growth, by ensuring the interdependence of individuals within society. They also cover the origins of money and the importance of wages, profit, rent and stocks, but the real sophistication of his analysis derives from the fact that it encompasses a combination of ethics, philosophy and history to create a vast panorama of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains an analytical introductio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Adam Smith's enormous authority resides, in the end, in the same property that we discover in Marx: not in any ideology, but in an effort to see to the bottom of things.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Robert L. Heilbroner\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732363915607,"sku":"9780140432084","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140432084.jpg?v=1719996566","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wealth-of-nations-books-iiii-9780140432084","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}