Adam Smith

An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations


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       M. Garnier, Adam Smith

      An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664177490

       SHORT ACCOUNT

       LIFE AND WRITINGS

       DR. ADAM SMITH

       SHORT VIEW

       DOCTRINE OF SMITH, COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE FRENCH ECONOMISTS.

       METHOD OF FACILITATING THE STUDY OF DR. SMITH'S WORK.

       INQUIRY

       WEALTH OF NATIONS.

       BOOK I.

       CHAP. I.

       CHAP. II.

       CHAP. III.

       CHAP. IV.

       CHAP. V.

       CHAP. VI.

       CHAP. VII.

       CHAP. VIII.

       CHAP. IX.

       CHAP. X.

       CHAP. XI.

       BOOK II.

       CHAP. I.

       CHAP II.

       CHAP. III.

       CHAP. IV.

       CHAP. V.

       BOOK III.

       CHAP. I.

       CHAP. II.

       CHAP. III.

       CHAP. IV.

       BOOK IV.

       CHAP. I.

       CHAP. II.

       CHAP. III.

       CHAP. IV.

       CHAP. V.

       CHAP. VI.

       CHAP. VII.

       CHAP. VIII.

       CHAP. IX.

       INDEX.

       BOOK V.

       CHAP. I.

       CHAP. II.

       CHAP. III.

       INDEX.

       THE END.

       Table of Contents

      OF THE

      LIFE AND WRITINGS

       Table of Contents

      OF

      DR. ADAM SMITH

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      Adam Smith, the celebrated author of 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,' was born in the town of Kirkaldy, on the 5th of June 1723. His father, at an early period of life, practised as a writer to the signet in Edinburgh, and officiated as private secretary to the Earl of Loudon, during the time his Lordship was principal secretary of state in Scotland, and keeper of the great seal; but afterwards settled at Kirkaldy, where, for some time before his death, he held the office of comptroller of the customs. He died a few months before the birth of his son.

      The constitution of young Smith, during infancy, was so sickly as to require all the care and solicitude of his surviving parent, whose only child he was. The duty which thus devolved on his mother, it is allowed, she discharged in the most ample manner; and, indeed, carried her indulgence so far as to have drawn on herself, it has been said, some degree of blame. But it certainly does not appear that any bad consequences resulted, on this