The Wealth of Nations (Two Volumes)

Where does a country's wealth come from? And on what basis are they spontaneously distributed among the crowd? What is the meaning of labor? Why is it said to be "the true measure of the exchange value of all commodities"? How to understand "labor is the real price" and "money is the nominal price"? What is the relationship between the division of labor and the improvement of social productivity? What is the "invisible hand"? Etc., All these questions are raised and solved from one of the founders of economics - Adam Smith and this giant's glorious masterpiece "The Wealth of Nations". The first publication of "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776 marked the birth of economics as an independent discipline. In the following two hundred years, it has been given world reputations such as "the 'Bible' of Western Economics", "Encyclopedia of Economics", and "one of the top ten books that influenced world history". So far, it is still a classic that all mainstream economic theories must refer to, so it is not an exaggeration to call Adam Smith the originator of economics. "The Wealth of Nations" is divided into five parts. The first is "On the causes of the increase in the productive power of labor and the order in which the products of labor are naturally distributed to the various classes of people"; the second is "On the nature of materials, their accumulation and use"; the third is "On the different development of wealth in different countries"; the fourth is "On the system of political economy"; and the last is "On the income of the prince or country". The Wealth of Nations embodies Smith's powerful ability to discriminate, primarily in sifting through the vast amounts of material he collected, and his ability to combine and recombine it in new and compelling ways. At the same time, he also shows his instinct of observation and thinking. For more than two hundred years, the economic views in this book have had a profound impact on the policies of various countries and people's lifestyles. It is a rare and excellent book.