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The Wealth of Nations

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Introduction

Introduction and plan of the work

Book I

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

Of the Division of Labour

Of the Principle which gives Occasion to the Division of Labour

That the Division of Labour is limited by the Extent of the Market

Of the Origin and Use of Money

Of the real and nominal Price of Commodities, or of their Price in Labour, and their Price in Money

Of the component Parts of the Price of Commodities

Of the natural and market Price of Commodities

Of the Wages of Labour

Of the Profits of Stock

Of Wages and Profit in the different Employments of Labour and Stock

Of the Rent of Land

Book II

Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock

Of the Division of Stock

Of Money considered as a particular Branch of the general Stock of the Society, or of the Experience of maintaining the National Capital

Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of productive and unproductive Labour

Of Stock lent at Interest

Of the different Employment of Capitals

Book III

Of the different Progress of Opulence in different Nations

Of the Natural Progress of Opulence

Of the Discouragement of Agriculture in the ancient State of Europe after the Fall of the Roman Empire

Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns, after the Fall of the Roman Empire

How the Commerce of the Towns contributed to the Improvement of the Country

Book IV

Of Systems of political Economy

Of the Principle of the commercial, or mercantile System

Of Restraints upon the Importation from foreign Countries of such Goods as can be produced at Home

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

Of Drawbacks

Of Bounties

Of Treaties of Commerce

Of Colonies

Conclusion of the Mercantile System

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

Book V

Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth

Of the Expences of the Sovereign or Commonwealth

Of the Sources of the general or public Revenue of the Society

Of public Debts