An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
By: by Adam Smith; edited, with an introduction, notes, marginal summary and an enlarged index, by Edwin Cannan ... with an introduction by Max Lerner.
Contributors: Cannan, Edwin, 1861-1935, ed.; Lerner, Max, 1902-
Series: The Modern library of the world's best books
Publisher: The Modern library
Published: 1937
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 976
Subjects: Economics
Other titles: Wealth of nations.
Description: "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations  (generally referred to by the short title The Wealth of Nations) is the masterpiece of the Scottish  economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. It was first published in 1776. It is an account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written for the generally educated individual of the 18th century - advocating a free market economy as more productive and more beneficial to society. The book is often considered to have laid the basic groundwork for modern economic theory" -- from Wikipedia.
Notes: "Authorities": p. 971-976.
"First Modern library edition 1937."
"The text of the present edition is copied from that of the fifth, the last published before Adam Smith's death."--Pref.