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CHAPTERS
0:00 – The operations of this bank seem to have produced effects quite opposite
38:36 – There is one sort of labour which adds to the value of the subject upon
01:02:12 – The same quantity of money, besides, can not long remain in any country in
01:25:56 – CHAPTER IV.
01:46:24 – CHAPTER V.
02:27:26 – BOOK III.
02:39:15 – CHAPTER II.
03:06:45 – CHAPTER III.
03:31:53 – CHAPTER IV.
04:02:36 – BOOK IV.
04:33:09 – It is not always necessary to accumulate gold and silver, in order to
05:01:07 – CHAPTER II.
05:26:37 – To prohibit, by a perpetual law, the importation of foreign corn and
05:52:05 – CHAPTER III.
06:30:37 – PART II., Of the Unreasonableness of those extraordinary Restraints,
06:56:40 – Merchants and manufacturers are not contented with the monopoly of the
07:10:07 – CHAPTER V.
07:33:48 – Our country gentlemen, when they imposed the high duties upon the
07:55:48 – Digression concerning the Corn Trade and Corn Laws.
08:26:47 – II. The trade of the merchant-importer of foreign corn for home
08:46:41 – CHAPTER VI.
09:15:55 – PART I. Of the Motives for Establishing New Colonies.
09:38:47 – PART II. Causes of the Prosperity of New Colonies.
10:11:26 – Among the non-enumerated commodities are some of the most important
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ABOUT THIS WORK
Before the industrial revolution, before the stock exchange, before the modern state, there was a single, seismic idea that shattered the old world order. You are holding the intellectual key that unlocked the modern age. Adam Smith’s *The Wealth of Nations* is not merely a book; it is the thunderclap that silenced the mercantilists and set the engine of human prosperity in motion. This is the definitive free audiobook experience for anyone seeking to understand the invisible forces that drive wealth, power, and innovation. As a cornerstone of classic literature and the Scottish Enlightenment, this public domain masterwork remains as urgent and provocative today as it was in 1776.
Imagine a world where the butcher, the brewer, and the baker do not serve you out of benevolence, but out of a rational, powerful self-interest that accidentally builds a thriving society. Smith, the “father of economics,” crafts a narrative that reads like a philosophical thriller. He takes you from the intimate, rhythmic clatter of a pin factory to the vast, sprawling empires of the East India Company. His prose is a masterclass in clarity, blending the precision of a legal brief with the vividness of a travelogue. You will meet the laborer, the merchant, and the sovereign, not as abstract concepts, but as living agents caught in a web of human desire and institutional constraint.
This is the era of political economy, where the “invisible hand” first grasps the reins of history. Smith argues that the true measure of a nation’s wealth is not the gold in its vaults, but the annual flow of goods and services produced by the skill and dexterity of its people. He dismantles the myth of zero-sum competition, revealing a world where free exchange and division of labor create a “universal opulence” that benefits even the poorest ranks. His warnings against monopoly and state overreach are sharp, incisive, and terrifyingly relevant to our current moment.
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📖 Author: Adam Smith
📅 First published: 1776
🎭 Genre: 18th Century, Enlightenment, Classical Economics, Political Economy, Economic History, Philosophy
🌐 Language: English
🎧 Version: Unabridged, Full / Complete
📝 Scrolling text included (read-along format)
🎙️ Narration: LibriVox volunteer recording by Stephen Escalera, https://librivox.org/the-wealth-of-nations-book-1-by-adam-smith/
📚 Text: Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300
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