
Author: Adam Smith
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Publisher: Modern Library
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The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library)
Introduction by Robert Reich
Commentary by R.The Wealth of Nations review. H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner
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 capitalismRead full reviews of The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library Series).
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For the past 150 years, economics has been treated as a social science in which economies are modeled as a circular flow of income between producers and consumers. In this “perpetual motion” of interactions between firms that produce and households that consume, little or no accounting is given of the flow of energy and materials from the environment and back again. In the standard economic model, energy and matter are completely recycled in these transactions, and economic activity is seemingly exempt from the Second Law of Thermodynamics. As we enter the second half of the age of oil, an
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Adam Smith - An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Wealth Of Nations

An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Vol 2: AS Skinner, Adam Smith, RH Campbell
Categories: Smith, Adam (1723-1790)->Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations, Politics Right. Contributors: Adam Smith - Author. Format: Hardcover
The Wealth of Nations Reviews
H. Campbell and A. S. Skinner
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 Introduction 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.”
Includes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide
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