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The Wealth of Nations: Books IV-V - Smith, Adam, and Skinner, Andrew (Notes by)
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The classic economic treatise that inspired Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century With this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that a truly free market - fired by competition yet guided as if by an 'invisible hand' to ensure justice and equality - was the engine of a fair and productive society. In Books IV-V, Smith offers his considered response to the French Physiocrats and assesses the nature of the mercantile system. The Wealth of ...

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The Wealth of Nations: Books IV-V 2000, Penguin Group, London, England

ISBN-13: 9780140436150

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