Questions tagged [adam-smith]
Questions related to the Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith (1723 – 1790) and his life as a writer. Smith is best known for his studies ' The Theory of Moral Sentiments' (1759) and 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' (1776).
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What did Adam Smith mean by "money price of labour" in "The Wealth of Nations"?
From Chapter V of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith:
Though the real value of a corn rent, it is to be observed,
however, varies much less from century to ...
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What did Adam Smith mean by "toil and trouble" in "The Wealth of Nations"?
From chapter V of An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith:
The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the
man who wants to acquire it, is the ...
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What does Adam Smith mean here in The Wealth of Nations?
In a country which has neither foreign commerce nor any of the finer manufactures, a great proprietor, having nothing of which he can exchange the greater part of the produce of this lands which is ...
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