Adam Smith: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 3

First published in 1776, The Wealth of Nations is one of the great works of economic thought and a touchstone that has influenced generations of economists across the intervening centuries. The 1805 Playfair edition that is presented in this volume represents the first and most important early critical edition. Praised by Francis Ysidro Edgeworth for its ''acute criticism'', the Playfair edition w...