The Wealth of Nations ( Unabridged Classics) (The Originals)

I was under the wrong impression about the scope of Adam Smith's writings. It's vast and hugely broad!! This great intellectual has made tremendous contributions to human endeavour, economics, and wealth creation. Watch on Youtube how he helps a boy to get rich, which explains productive labor. As indian crony billionaires loot and ensalve people, an abridged short version should reach every human. This is a gem for relishing little by little for a very long term.

Pls read it

This book is very useful and full of valuable information.

The media could not be loaded.  Don't be fooled by Marxists or Lame economic theories read from the Father.

Good work from the father of economics

The Wealth of Nations does not need a review! After several (worthless) paperback editions of this classic, I am now thrilled to get this magnificent Modern Library edition. It is hardbound, and beautiful. The highlights of this edition are: it is based on the fifth edition, the last published during Adam Smith's life time;it contains all the five Books; it has an introduction by the Editor, Edwin Cannan, an authority on Smith; it contains notes provided by the editor; the paragaraphs are provided with marginal summary; besides the original index, the editor has provided a separate index of authorities referred to in the text and by the editor in his notes. The book is section stitched and bound sturdily, so that it can be fully opened without fear! Any serious student/reader is bound to resort to this book repeatedly, and this edition will stand such use well.The typeface used is Sabon, which reads easy, but the font size is rather small, for such a big volume.However, this may not pose a problem since it is a serious book, and one is likely to read it in rather short spells. The price at which Amazon offered it is quite reasonable. This is a beautiful volume to have.

The father of economics Adam Smith has written this, there should be no doubt about his works and this books quality is also good.

The media could not be loaded.  I started reading this book and a page came out of it. The bindig seems to be old.

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La letra es muuy pequeña y hay mucho texto en cada linea, no se puede leer bien.

This time I can not talk about the content of the book, since I did not finish reading it.. but something that bothers many people can be cleared here: if you order the hardcover edition, you will be getting a true hardcover book (not like those softcover books that were just lined with a "hard" cover, but a real hardcover) and the print quality in the pages them self is really good.

The material quality is decent.

First, there were economists before Smith but no one had gone about it so methodically; it is no wonder that all later economists echo it. Second, it belongs with a very small group of astonishing British productions of that century, along with Hume's History, Gibbon's Decline and Fall, and Blackstone's Commentaries. Smith is as meticulous as current historians in tracing and evaluating data, and the character and breadth of his historical perspective is almost unknown today. He knew his ancient sources thoroughly and used them as regular touchstones; he was broadly acquainted with the east and near east; he followed North American developments closely. The central themes are economic, but there are lots of fascinating sidebars. The "recent disturbances" in the American colonies, for instance, arise because the cost of defending the colonies is higher than the return from them, and it might be better to sever the colonial connections. Then there is the edition itself, very solid but flexible binding if you open it a few pages at a time in the old way, and very well edited. The notes show even how attentive Smith was to slips of grammar as the book went into further editions, and the references are not only helpful but at times ingenious. It's more than a thousand pages all in, but it's an education all by itself.