About the Book: Wealth Of Nations Books 1-3
Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, Adam Smiths The Wealth
of Nations Books I-III laid the foundations of economic theory in general and
classical economics in particular, and this Penguin Classics edition is edited
with an introduction and notes by Andrew Skinner. The publication of The Wealth
of Nations in 1776 coincided with Americas Declaration of Independence, and 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