Introduction
Note on the Text
Select Bibliography
A Chronology of Adam Smith and His Times
THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
Explanatory Notes and Commentary
Index
亚当·斯密著的《国富论(英文版)》讲述了:In addressing the nature and causes of the wealth of nations, Adam Smithmade one of the most potent contributions to subsequent ideological history.Recently, successive British. governments have invoked his policy recommen-dations of free trade and laissez-faire to aid their extension of privatizationand market effectiveness into areas such as health and education.
《国富论(英文版)》是“现代经济学之父”亚当·斯密最具影响力的代表作品,该书发表于1776年,书中总结了近代初期各国资本主义发展的经验,批判吸收了当时的重要经济理论,对整个国民经济的运动过程做了系统的描述,为经济学确定了完整的架构,奠定了资本主义自由经济的理论基础,第1次提出了市场经济会由“看不见的手”自行调节的理论。它的首次出版标志着经济学作为一门独立学科的诞生,是现代政治经济学研究的起点,因此,该书被誉为“第1部系统的伟大的经济学著作”、“经济学的百科全书”、“西方经济学圣经”。