The Wealth of Nations: Books IV-V

by Adam Smith

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140436154
• ISBN13: 9780140436150
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 602 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher