Adam Smith

Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher. “The Wealth of Nations” explores the division of labor, markets, and the economic forces behind national prosperity.

Books by Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations asks how labor, exchange, land, and accumulated stock become broad material abundance. It traces division of labor, prices, wages, rent, banking, trade, and political institutions, showing how markets can support growth while privileges, insecure property, and misdirected capital obstruct it.

13 chapters