On Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"
New Books in Economics
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The Wealth of Nations by John Smith
The wealth of nations is just one part of this bigger social science that has its roots in Scottish Enlightenment thinking and then kind of radiates outward. These were the major philosophical changes happening in Europe at the time, but there were political changes as well. And so it's at this really critical moment where Smith's readers know that the colonial question,. which Smith writes about in the Wealth of Nations, is right on the front of their mind.
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