The Wealth of Nations - The Economics Classic: A Selected Edition for the Contemporary Reader

by Adam Smith, Tom Butler-Bowdon (Introduction)

Overview

Published in 1778, The Wealth of Nations was the first book on economics to catch the public's attention. It provides a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since, based on small government and the freedom of citizens to act in their best interests. It reassuringly assumes no knowledge of its subject, and over 200 years on still provides valuable lessons on the fundamentals of economics. This deluxe, selected edition is a stylish keepsake from the Capstone Classics series.

This edition includes:

• An abridged selection of all 5 books for the contemporary reader
• An original commentary offering new research and analysis by classic literature guru Tom Butler-Bowdon 
• A biography and chronology of Adam Smith's life and the events surrounding the original publication of the work

Today, The Wealth of Nations is still essential reading for any business or self-development library, reminding us that it is the ingenuity and drive of people, not governments, that remains the source of personal, national and global prosperity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857081087
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	10/12/2010
Series:	Capstone Classics
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	712 KB

About the Author

Adam Smith is widely cited as the father of modern economics. He was a moral philosopher and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.

Tom Butler-Bowdon is the author of five bestselling books on classic self-help and motivational writing. He has been described by USA Today as 'a true scholar of this type of literature'.

His first book, 50 Self-Help Classics, won the 2004 Benjamin Franklin award.
www.butler-bowdon.com

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Table of Contents

Foreword by Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute vii

Preface by Razeen Sally, Co-Director of the ECIPE ix

An Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon xvii

Notes on the Text xlv

About Tom Butler-Bowdon l