An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) was Adam Smith's landmark work, yet no book has ever before captured the impact it had on Smith's contemporaries. This volume gathers together for the first time a wide range of contemporary texts to trace the reception and influence of this groundbreaking work. The collection documents the immediate reaction in Britain, the entrance of the Wealth of Nations into politics, and the early reception on the Continent. Featuring letters written to Smith, ...
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) was Adam Smith's landmark work, yet no book has ever before captured the impact it had on Smith's contemporaries. This volume gathers together for the first time a wide range of contemporary texts to trace the reception and influence of this groundbreaking work. The collection documents the immediate reaction in Britain, the entrance of the Wealth of Nations into politics, and the early reception on the Continent. Featuring letters written to Smith, early reviews, and extracts from books, this volume includes a wealth of previously inaccessible criticism and analysis. The new editorial material and the careful selection and presentation of the texts makes this a unique reference source in the history of economic thought. --traces the reaction to Smith in the UK, Germany, Italy, France and USA --a wide range of the most representative texts, with contributors including David Hume, William Robertson, Adam Ferguson, Lord Lauderdale, Dugald Stewart, William Pitt, Shelburne, David Buchanan, Henry Mackenzie, J. G. Schiller, J.-B. Say and Alexander Hamilton --the new introduction makes clear the relevance of Smith's contribution both to the history of ideas and to an ongoing understanding of modern economic debates
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