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HARVARD
COLLEGE
LIBRARY

AN

INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES

OF THE

WEALTH OF NATIONS.

BY

ADAM SMITH LL.D. F.R.S.

WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.

ALSO,

A VIEW OF THE DOCTRINE OF SMITH, COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE FRENCH ECONOMISTS;
WITH A METHOD OF FACILITATING THE STUDY OF HIS WORKS;
FROM THE FRENCH OF M. GARNIER.

COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

London:

T. NELSON AND SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW;
AND EDINBURGH.

MDCCCLII.

CONTENTS

Page
Life of the Author
Short View of the Doctrine of Smith, compared with that of the French Economists
Introduction
OF THE CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRODUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE IS NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFERENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE.
CHAP. I.
Of the Division of Labour
CHAP. II.
Of the Principle which gives occasion to the Division of Labour
CHAP. III.
That the Division of Labour is limited by the Extent of the Market
CHAP. IV.
Of the Origin and Use of Money
CHAP. V.
Of the real and nominal Price of Commodities, or of their Price in Labour, and their Price in Money
CHAP. VI.
Of the Component Parts of the Price of Commodities
CHAP. VII.
Of the Natural and Market Price of Commodities
CHAP. VIII.
Of the Wages of Labour
CHAP. IX.
Of the Profits of Stock
CHAP. X.
Of Wages and Profit in the different Employments of Labour and Stock
Part I. Inequalities arising from the Nature of the Employments themselves	ib.
Part II. Inequalities occasioned by the Policy of Europe
CHAP. XI.
Of the Rent of Land
Part I. Of the Produce of Land which always affords Rent
Part II. Of the Produce of Land which sometimes does, and sometimes does not, afford Rent
Part III. Of the Variations in the Proportion between the respective Values of that sort of Produce which always affords Rent, and of that which sometimes does, and sometimes does not, afford Rent
Digression concerning the Variations in the Value of Silver during the course of the four last centuries	ib.
First Period	ib.
Second Period
Third Period	ib.
Variations in the Proportion between the respective Values of Gold and Silver
Grounds of the Suspicion that the Value of Silver still continues to decrease
Different Effects of the Progress of Improvement upon the real Price of three different sorts of rude Produce	ib.
First Sort
Second Sort	ib.
Third Sort
Conclusion of the Digression concerning the Variations in the Value of Silver
Effects of the Progress of Improvement upon the real Price of Manufactures
Conclusion of the Chapter
OF THE NATURE, ACCUMULATION, AND EMPLOYMENT OF STOCK.
Introduction
CHAP. I.
Of the Division of Stock
CHAP. II.
Of Money considered as a particular Branch of the general Stock of the Society, or of the Expense of maintaining the National Capital
CHAP. III.
Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of productive and unproductive Labour
CHAP. IV.
Of Stock lent at Interest
CHAP. V.
Of the different Employment of Capitals
OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRESS OF OPULENCE IN DIFFERENT NATIONS.
CHAP. I.
Of the Natural Progress of Opulence
CHAP. II.
Of the Discouragement of Agriculture in the ancient States of Europe, after the fall of the Roman Empire
CHAP. III.
Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns, after the fall of the Roman Empire
CHAP. IV.
How the Commerce of the Towns contributed to the Improvement of the Country
OF THE SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY.
Introduction
CHAP. I.
Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile system	ib.
CHAP. II.
Of Restraints upon the Importation from Foreign Countries, of such Goods as can be produced at Home
CHAP. III.
Of the extraordinary Restraints upon the Importation of Goods of almost all kinds, from those Countries with which the Balance is supposed to be disadvantageous
Part I. Of the Unreasonableness of those Restraints, even upon the Principles of the Commercial System	ib.
Digression concerning Banks of Deposit, particularly concerning that of Amsterdam
Part II. Of the Unreasonableness of these extraordinary Restraints, upon other Principles
CHAP. IV.
Of Drawbacks
CHAP. V.
Of Bounties
Digression concerning the Corn Trade and Corn Laws
CHAP. VI.
Of Treaties of Commerce
CHAP. VII.
Of Colonies
Part I. Of the Motives for establishing new Colonies	ib.
Part II. Causes of the Prosperity of new Colonies
Part III. Of the Advantages which Europe has derived from the Discovery of America, and from that of a Passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope
CHAP. VIII.
Conclusion of the Mercantile System
CHAP. IX.
Of the Agricultural Systems, or of those Systems of Political Economy which represent the Produce of Land as either the sole or the principal Source of the Revenue and Wealth of every Country
Account of Herring Busses fitted out in Scotland, the Amount of the Cargoes and the Bounties on them
Account of Foreign Salt imported into Scotland, and of Scotch Salt delivered duty free, for the Herring Fishery
OF THE REVENUE OF THE SOVEREIGN OR COMMONWEALTH.
CHAP. I.
Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth
Part I. Of the Expense of Defence	ib.
Part II. Of the Expense of Justice
Part III. Of the Expense of Public Works and Public Institutions
Art. I. Of the Public Works and Institutions for facilitating the Commerce of Society.1st, For facilitating the general Commerce of the Society.2d, For facilitating particular Branches of Commerce
Art. II. Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Education of Youth
Art. III. Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Instruction of People of all Ages
Part IV. Of the Expense of supporting the Dignity of the Sovereign
Conclusion of the Chapter	ib.
CHAP. II.

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