The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith · 1776
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250 yrs
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Why it endured
The founding document of modern economics. Smith's invisible hand, division of labor, and analysis of free markets created the intellectual framework for capitalism. Still the most complete account of how markets actually work and why they mostly do.
What they're saying
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“Adam Smith was a genius. The Wealth of Nations is the best single book ever written on how economies work.”
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“Adam Smith understood markets better than most economists today. The Wealth of Nations is still the best foundation.”
Interview
“Adam Smith had skin in the game. He observed markets directly and wrote honestly about what he saw.”
Skin in the Game
“The Wealth of Nations is the foundation of everything worth understanding about markets. Adam Smith saw how voluntary exchange creates prosperity without central direction.”
Podcast
“The Wealth of Nations — essential reading for understanding how economies actually work. Smith's insights about specialization and exchange are still underappreciated.”
“The Wealth of Nations by Smith, to learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself.”
reddit.com“Adam Smith who was the economist, he wrote the Wealth of Nations but he also wrote a book called the Theory of Moral Sentiments which is this sort of brilliant book about philosophy and kind of like why we do the right thing.”