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The wealth of nations / Adam Smith ; introduction by Robert Reich ; edited, with notes, marginal summary, and enlarged index by Edwin Cannan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
- Series:
- Modern Library classics
- The Modern Library classics
- Standardized Title:
- Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economics.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 1155 pages ; 20 cm.
- Edition:
- 2000 Modern Library paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Modern Library, 2000.
- Summary:
- Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The Wealth of Nations articulates the concepts indispensable to an understanding of contemporary society; and Robert Reich's new Introduction for this edition both clarifies Smith's analyses and illuminates his overall relevance to the world in which we live. As Reich writes, " Smith's mind ranged over issues as fresh and topical today as they were in the late eighteenth century--jobs, wages, politics, government, trade, education, business, and ethics."
- Notes:
- Originally published: An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations / Adam Smith ; edited ... by Edwin Cannan. 1994. With new introd. by Robert Reich.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0679783369
- OCLC:
- 187492897
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