The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
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About this edition
Published in 1776 — the same year as the Declaration of Independence. One document founded a nation. This one founded the economic system the nation runs on.
The Wealth of Nations is Adam Smith's inquiry into why some nations prosper and others don't. It introduced the concepts of the free market, the division of labor, supply and demand, and the "invisible hand" — ideas so foundational to modern economics that they're taught as self-evident truths, though Smith himself was more nuanced than his reputation suggests.
Smith wasn't writing for economists (the field didn't exist yet). He was writing for anyone who wanted to understand how wealth is actually created — not through hoarding gold, but through productive labor, specialization, and trade. He also warned about the dangers of monopoly, corporate collusion, and the tendency of the wealthy to rig systems in their own favor. That part gets quoted less often.
THIS EDITION
- Original 1776 text — complete and unabridged
- Civil Savage Society cover and interior design
- ~950 pages | 6×9 trim | cream paper
- Available in paperback and hardcover
The book that built capitalism. Read it before someone else tells you what it says.
