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Adam Smith
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ISBN: 0486425134
Page Count: 320
Dimensions: 5 3/16 x 8 1/4
One of the great classics of economics, this influential work by the noted 18th-century philosopher and political economist was the first systematic formulation of classical English economics. Smith emphasizes that labor is the only source of wealth, and that its accumulation is the result of every individual's effort to improve his situation in life.
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