Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations
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Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations

Book I: Of the Causes of Improvement in the Productive Powers of Labor

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Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations

Book I: Of the Causes of Improvement in the Productive Powers of Labor

About this book

Step into the mind of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, and discover the groundbreaking ideas that forever changed the way we understand wealth, trade, and human progress. The Wealth of Nations is not just a book of theory—it is a living exploration of how ordinary human instincts, like the urge to exchange and the pursuit of self-interest, shape the prosperity of entire societies. Through vivid examples—from pin factories to the woolen coat on a laborer's back—Smith unveils how specialization, markets, and money create abundance, and how wages, profits, and rents distribute that abundance across classes. More than two centuries later, his insights on free markets, monopolies, and the delicate balance between labor and capital remain as strikingly relevant as ever. This is not merely an economics book—it is a powerful story of human ambition, cooperation, and the invisible forces that continue to shape nations today. Anyone curious about the roots of capitalism, the foundations of prosperity, or the timeless struggles between workers, employers, and landlords will find this classic both eye-opening and indispensable.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Analytic Summary of
  3. Chapter 1: Division of Labor – The Key to Economic Prosperity
  4. Chapter 2: The Propensity to Trade and the Roots of Economic Exchange
  5. Chapter 3: The Extent of the Market and the Limits of Specialization
  6. Chapter 4: The Origins and Role of Money
  7. Chapter 5: Real and Nominal Price, or the Labor Theory of Value
  8. Chapter 6: The Components of Price – Wages, Profit, and Rent
  9. Chapter 7: Natural Price and Market Price
  10. Chapter 8: Wages of Labor
  11. Chapter 9: The Profits of Stock
  12. Chapter 10: Inequalities of Wages and Profits
  13. Chapter 11: Of the Rent of Land