{"product_id":"the-wealth-of-nations-books-iv-v-penguin-classics-by-adam-smith","title":"The Wealth of Nations: Books IV-V (Penguin Classics) by Adam Smith","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic economic treatise that inspired Thomas Piketty's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapital in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eWith 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 engine of a fair and productive society. In Books IV-V, Smith offers his considered response to the French Physiocrats and assesses the nature of the mercantile system.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Wealth of Nations (Books I-III)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare also published in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1723-90) was born in Glasgow and educated at Glasgow and Oxford. Two years after his return to Scotland, Smith moved to Edinburgh, where he delivered lectures on Rhetoric. In 1751 Smith was appointed Professor of Logic at Glasgow, but was translated to chair of Moral Philosophy in 1752. His\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas published in 1759 and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Indpendence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e teaches at the Adam Smith Institute and is an expert on the author's work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 18 \u0026amp; up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eMarch 01, 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780140436150\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.2\" H x 7.8\" L x 5.1\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e672 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45134204666042,"sku":"9780140436150","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/61r_QYoZRdL._SL1103_29a715d0-8a7f-4190-8452-3638962f3caf.jpg?v=1780709187","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-wealth-of-nations-books-iv-v-penguin-classics-by-adam-smith","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}