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The 17 pages that link to The Wealth of Nations, each with the reason it gives.

• Adam SmithBroader topic: This is the work in which Smith develops his most extensive account of political economy.

• Division of laborBroader topic: Its opening chapter presents division of labor as a source of increased productive power.

• Laissez-faireBroader topic: Its analysis is often treated as a foundational statement of market coordination, though not an absolute rejection of government.

• MercantilismBroader topic: Its critique of monopolies and trade restrictions directly contested mercantilist reasoning.

• Classical economicsBroader topic: It became the tradition’s most influential statement and a landmark in economic writing.

• Scottish EnlightenmentBroader topic: It made the movement’s analysis of commercial society influential across Europe and beyond.

• Market economyBroader topic: It offered an influential account of how markets and specialization can organize production.

• PhysiocracyRelated: Smith engaged with physiocracy while offering a broader account of productive activity.

• Economic liberalismBroader topic: The book gave a systematic account of market society without advocating an absence of government.

• The General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyCompared with: Keynes’s break with classical economics revises a tradition associated with Smith.

• Free marketBroader topic: It gives a foundational account of prices, competition, and the division of labor.

• Invisible handBroader topic: Its famous invisible-hand passage concerns domestic investment and unintended effects.

• The Theory of Moral SentimentsRelated: Read alongside this earlier book, it raises questions about Smith’s account of social motives.

• History of Economic ThoughtBroader topic: It gave classical political economy a widely influential statement.

• Law of demandRelated: Its treatment of market prices helped establish the classical context for later demand theory.

• Bernard MandevilleBroader topic: Smith discusses Mandeville while assessing the relation between private motives and public outcomes.

• Yan FuBroader topic: Yan Fu translated it as Yuan fu, bringing classical political economy into Chinese reform debates.