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The Wealth of Nations
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BOOK I. OF THE CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE IS NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE. CHAPTER I. OF THE DIVISION OF LABOUR. CHAPTER II. OF THE PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES OCCASION TO THE DIVISION OF LABOUR. CHAPTER III. THAT THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IS LIMITED BY THE EXTENT OF THE MARKET. CHAPTER IV. OF THE ORIGIN AND USE OF …
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- AuthorAdam Smith
- SourceProject Gutenberg #3300
- Length380,951 words
- Chapters5
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-03
Contents
5 chapters
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- 01PART II.—Inequalities occasioned by the Policy of Europe.
- 02PART I.—Of the Produce of Land which always affords Rent.
- 03# PRICES OF WHEAT
- 04PART I. Of the Motives for Establishing New Colonies.
- 05PART II. Causes of the Prosperity of New Colonies.
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