The Wealth of Nations

By Adam Smith

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Average Rating: (See all reviews) Format: Hardcover, 1184 pages Published In: United States, October 1991 Quantity Available: 122 Ships within 6-10 days (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Published in 1776, in the same year as the Declaration of Independence, "The Wealth of Nations" has had an equally great impact on the course of modern history. Adam Smith's celebrated defense of free market economies was written with such expressive power and clarity that the first edition sold out in six months. While its most remarkable and enduring innovation was to see the whole of economic life as a unified system, it is notable also as one of the Enlightenment's most eloquent testaments to the sanctity of the individual in his relation to the state. Publisher: Everyman's Library ISBN: 067940564X EAN: 9780679405641 Dimensions: 20.88 x 13.46 x 3.61 centimeters (0.69 kg)

For the average student, quoting the phrase "the invisible hand" is about the extent they will go in regards to Adam Smith. However, for the economics student who wants to understand the true origins of economic thought, they must read "wealth of Nations". Although written in 1776, Smith was writing to a broad audience, compared to the works of Malthus, ricardo and Keynes this book will seem very readable. This means his work is easier to read and filled with an excitement to where Smith saw his world approaching. With industrial revolution and its seemingly endless possibilities, Smith was truly a revolutionary with an anticpatory eye on the future. Do not let your knowledge of smith only contain the invisible hand, a pin factory and the story about the baker not really caring about your well-being. Read Adam Smith and discover the origins of the modern world.

HOWEVER, this copy does not in clude an index (!?!) It does look good, but no index?? What? Why?