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The Wealth of Nations

Name: The Wealth of Nations
Rating: 5 (21 reviews)
Author: Adam Smith
ISBN: 9781731703613

Adam Smith · 1977 · 482 pages

This seminal treatise on political economy and the foundation of the modern market economy was originally published in 1776. Its timeless views remain insightful and influential among politicians and economists.

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Ryan Holiday
“Adam Smith who was the economist, he wrote the Wealth of Nations but he also wrote a book called the Theory of Moral Sentiments which is this sort of brilliant book about philosophy and kind of like why we do the right thing.”
Naval Ravikant
“For example, instead of reading a business book, pick up Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. Instead of reading a book on biology or evolution that’s written today, I would pick up Darwin’s Origin of the Species. Instead of reading a book on biotech right now that may be very advanced, I would just pick up The Eighth Day of Creation by Watson and Crick. Instead of reading advanced books on what cosmology and what Neil Degrasse Tyson and Stephen Hawking have been saying, you can pick up Richard Feynman’s Six Easy Pieces and start with basic physics.”↗
Nassim Taleb
“3- Current bibles: The Bible, Wealth of Nations, Das Kapital, Works by Aquinas, Montaigne, etc. They fail editorial criteria. Editors don't understand books, Academics don't get scholarship. Why?@rorysutherland : employees' objective is minimizing blame in case of failure.”↗
Natalie Wynn (Contrapoints)
“When Adam Smith wanted to describe how the preference for doing business at home leads merchants pursuing their self-interest to also unintentionally promote the good of their country, he said they're "led by an invisible hand." (Quote shown on screen)”
Elon Musk
“Adam Smith FTW obv.”↗
Neil Degrasse Tyson
“The Wealth of Nations by Smith, to learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself.”↗
Linda Yueh
“The most important economics books as nominated by me, @TimHarford @DeanBaker13 @DianeCoyle1859 & Daniel Hamermesh @RoyalHolloway Mine are: Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, Robert Heilbroner's Worldly Philosophers, Paul Samuelson's Economics @TheReadLists”↗
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