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The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith (1776)

Foundations of Political and Economic Order

The foundational text of modern economics. Examines how nations become wealthy through division of labor, free markets, and limited government.
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Sections

OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR — Book 1, Chapter I
OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION — Book 1, Chapter II
THAT THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IS — Book 1, Chapter III
OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEY — Book 1, Chapter IV
OF THE REAL AND NOMINAL PRICE OF — Book 1, Chapter V
OF THE COMPONENT PART OF THE PRICE OF COMMODITIES — Book 1, Chapter VI
OF THE NATURAL AND MARKET PRICE OF COMMODITIES — Book 1, Chapter VII
OF THE WAGES OF LABOUR — Book 1, Chapter VIII
OF THE PROFITS OF STOCK — Book 1, Chapter IX
OF WAGES AND PROFIT IN THE DIFFERENT — Book 1, Chapter X
OF THE RENT OF LAND — Book 1, Chapter XI
OF THE DIVISION OF STOCK — Book 2, Chapter I
OF MONEY, CONSIDERED AS A PARTICULAR — Book 2, Chapter II
OF THE ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL, OR OF — Book 2, Chapter III
OF STOCK LENT AT INTEREST — Book 2, Chapter IV
OF THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS OF CAPITALS — Book 2, Chapter V
OF THE NATURAL PROGRESS OF OPULENCE — Book 3, Chapter I
OF THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE — Book 3, Chapter II
OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF CITIES — Book 3, Chapter III
HOW THE COMMERCE OF TOWNS CONTRIBUTED — Book 3, Chapter IV
OF THE PRINCIPLE OF THE COMMERCIAL OR — Book 4, Chapter I
OF RESTRAINTS UPON IMPORTATION FROM — Book 4, Chapter II
OF THE EXTRAORDINARY RESTRAINTS UPON — Book 4, Chapter III
OF DRAWBACKS — Book 4, Chapter IV
OF BOUNTIES — Book 4, Chapter V
OF TREATIES OF COMMERCE — Book 4, Chapter VI
OF COLONIES — Book 4, Chapter VII
CONCLUSION OF THE MERCANTILE SYSTEM — Book 4, Chapter VIII
OF THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, OR OF — Book 4, Chapter IX
OF THE EXPENSES OF THE SOVEREIGN OR COMMONWEALTH — Book 5, Chapter I
OF THE SOURCES OF THE GENERAL OR PUBLIC — Book 5, Chapter II
OF PUBLIC DEBTS — Book 5, Chapter III