KnowraThe Wealth of NationsLinked fromLinked fromThe 17 pages that link to The Wealth of Nations, each with the reason it gives.All 17Broader topic 13Related 3Compared with 1Adam 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.Economic liberalismBroader topic: The book gave a systematic account of market society without advocating an absence of government.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.History of Economic ThoughtBroader topic: It gave classical political economy a widely influential statement.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.