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The Wealth of Nations
About this book
What if the hidden forces that shape nations, markets, and fortunes were laid bare—and still apply centuries later?
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith reveals the timeless principles behind prosperity, innovation, and economic freedom. From the power of individual choice to the invisible hand that guides entire societies, this groundbreaking work remains one of the most influential books ever written.
Readable, insightful, and surprisingly modern, this edition brings Smith's wisdom to life for today's entrepreneurs, investors, leaders, and curious thinkers. Praised as "the foundation of modern economics" and studied by generations, it continues to inspire those seeking to understand how wealth is created—and how it can be multiplied.
If you're ready to uncover the ideas that shaped capitalism and transformed the world, this book is your essential guide.
Start reading today and experience the classic that still explains how the world really works.
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Table of contents
- Wealth of Nations
- Part 1 Of the Causes of Improvement in the productive Powers of Labour, and of the Order according to which its Produce is naturally distributed among the different Ranks of the People
- Part 2 Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock
- Part 3 Of the different Progress of Opulence in different Nations
- Part 4 Of Systems of political Economy
- Part 5 Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth