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The Wealth of Nations, Book 1
by Adam Smith (1723-1790)
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9, 1776 during the Scottish Enlightenment. It is a clearly written account of political economy at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, and is widely considered to be the first modern work in the field of economics. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Total running time: 9:17:25
Read by Stephen Escalera
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- 00 – Introduction and Plan of the Work, Book 1 – 00:06:46
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[ogg vorbis - 3.9MB] - 01 – Ch. 01 – The Division of Labour – 00:19:51
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[ogg vorbis - 11.4MB] - 02 – Ch. 02 – Of the Principle That Gives Occasion of Division of Labour – 00:08:59
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[ogg vorbis - 5.1MB] - 03 – Ch. 03 – That The Division Of Labour Is Limited By The Extent Of The Market – 00:10:21
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[ogg vorbis - 5.9MB] - 04 – Ch 04 – Of the Origin and Use of Money – 00:14:54
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[ogg vorbis - 8.5MB] - 05 – Ch. 05 – Of the Real and Nominal Price of Commodities, or of Their Price in Labour, and Their Price in Money, part 1 – 00:19:07
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[ogg vorbis - 10.6MB] - 06 – Ch 05 – Of The Real And Nominal Price Of Commodities, Or Of Their Price In Labour, And Their Price In Money, part 2 – 00:18:51
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[ogg vorbis - 10.5MB] - 07 – Ch. 06 – Of The Component Part Of The Price Of Commodities – 00:15:25
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[ogg vorbis - 8.6MB] - 08 – Ch. 07 – Of The Natural And Market Price Of Commodities – 00:19:06
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[ogg vorbis - 10.6MB] - 09 – Ch. 08 – Of the Wages of Labour, part 1 – 00:28:09
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[ogg vorbis - 15.7MB] - 10 – Ch. 08 – Of the Wages of Labour, part 2 – 00:20:30
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[ogg vorbis - 11.3MB] - 11 – Ch. 09 – Of the Profits of Stock – 00:23:22
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[ogg vorbis - 13.0MB] - 12 – Ch 10 – Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock, part 1 – 00:22:37
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[ogg vorbis - 12.6MB] - 13 – Ch 10 – Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 2 – 00:21:58
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[ogg vorbis - 12.1MB] - 14 – Ch 10 – Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 3 – 00:17:00
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[ogg vorbis - 9.4MB] - 15 – Ch 10 – Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 4 – 00:20:08
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[ogg vorbis - 11.2MB] - 16 – Ch. 10 – Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock, part 5 – 00:19:18
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[ogg vorbis - 10.7MB] - 17 – Ch. 11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 1 – 00:40:00
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[ogg vorbis - 22.0MB] - 18 – Ch. 11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 2 – 00:34:31
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[ogg vorbis - 19.0MB] - 19 – Ch. 11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 3 – 00:36:40
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[ogg vorbis - 20.0MB] - 20 – Ch. 11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 4 – 00:41:35
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[ogg vorbis - 22.7MB] - 21 – Ch.11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 5 – 00:14:01
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[ogg vorbis - 8.0MB] - 22 – Ch. 11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 6 – 00:27:51
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[ogg vorbis - 15.7MB] - 23 – Ch. 11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 7 – 00:22:41
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[ogg vorbis - 12.8MB] - 24 – Ch. 11 – Of the Rent of Land, part 8 – 00:33:44
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Cataloged on May 30, 2008
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