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

By Smith, Adam

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Title:	An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Author:	Smith, Adam
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Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Literature, Literature & drama
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Table of Contents
Contents INTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORK .......................................................................... 8 BOOK I OF THE CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE IS NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE........... 10 CHAPTER I OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR ......................................................................... 10 CHAPTER II OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION TO THE DIVISION OF LABOUR .................................................................................................................................... 18 CHAPTER III THAT THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IS LIMITED BY THE EXTENT OF THE MARKET.......................................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER IV OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF MONEY.......................................................... 25 CHAPTER V OF THE REAL AND NOMINAL PRICE OF COMMODITIES, OR OF THEIR PRICE IN LABOUR, AND THEIR PRICE IN MONEY....................................................... 31 CHAPTER VI OF THE COMPONENT PART OF THE PRICE OF COMMODITIES ......... 45 CHAPTER VII OF THE NATURAL AND MARKET PRICE OF COMMODITIES.............. 51 CHAPTER VIII OF THE WAGES OF LABOUR........................................................................ 58 CHAPTER IX OF THE PROFITS OF STOCK........................................................................... 77 CHAPTER X OF WAGES AND PROFIT IN THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYMENTS OF LABOUR AND STOCK............................................................................................................. 86 CHAPTER XI OF THE RENT OF LAND .................................................................................. 124