The Wealth of Nations

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1、ANINQUIRYINTOTHENATUREANDCAUSESOFTHEWEALTHOFNATIONSbyAdamSmithAPENNSTATEELECTRONICCLASSICSSERIESPUBLICATIONAnInquiryintotheNatureandCausesoftheWealthofNationsbyAdamSmithisapublicationofthePennsylvaniaStateUniversity.ThisPortableDocumentfileisfurnishedfreeandwithoutanychargeofanykind.Anyperso

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4、andeasyaccessofthosewishingtomakeuseofthem.CoverDesign:JimManisCopyright©2005ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityisanequalopportunityuniversity.ContentsINTRODUCTIONANDPLANOFTHEWORK..........................................................................8BOOKIOFTHECAU

5、SESOFIMPROVEMENTINTHEPRODUCTIVEPOWERSOFLABOUR,ANDOFTHEORDERACCORDINGTOWHICHITSPRODUCEISNATU-RALLYDISTRIBUTEDAMONGTHEDIFFERENTRANKSOFTHEPEOPLE...........10CHAPTERIOFTHEDIVISIONOFLABOUR.........................................................................10CHAPTERIIOFTHEPRINCIPLEWHICHGIVESO

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