"The Wealth of Nations" is a treasured classic of political economy. First published in March of 1776, Adam Smith wrote the book to influence a special audience - the British Parliament - and its arguments in the early spring of that year pressed for peace and cooperation with Britain's colonies rather than war. Smith's message was that economic exploitation, through the monopoly trade of empire, stifled wealth-creation in both home and foreign lands. Moreover, protectionism preserved the status quo, and privileged a few elites at the expense of long run growth. Smith wrote, 'It is the industry which is carried on for the benefit of the rich and the powerful that is principally encouraged by our mercantile system. That which is carried on for the benefit of the poor and the indigent is too often either neglected or oppressed.' This edition, based on the classic Cannan version of the text, includes a foreword by George Osborne MP and an introduction by Jonathan B. Wight, University of Richmond, which aims to place the work in a business context. Wight also provides an invaluable 'Notable Quotes' section where he extracts and categorises some of the most famous and pertinent sections of Smith's work. This classic work is as essential today as it was when it first written.
亚当·斯密(Adam Smith, 1723-1790)是经济学的主要创立者。他于1723年出生在苏格兰的克科底,青年时就读于牛津大学。1751年到1764年在格斯哥大学担任哲学教授。在此期间发表了他的第一部著作《道德情操论》,确立了他在知识界的威望。但是他的不朽名声主要在于他在1776年发表的伟大著作《国家财富的性质和原因的研究》。该书一举成功,使他在余生中享受着荣誉和爱戴。1790年,亚当·斯密在克科底去逝。他一生未娶,没有子女。
从10.12—12.3,2个月的时间读完了《国富论》,其间参阅和借鉴了《西方经济思想史》的观点和讨论,形成自己对于《国富论》的初步认识,记录如下: 亚当·斯密其人 Adam Smith (1723~1790) 18世纪英国古典政治经济学的杰出的代表和理论体系的建立者。斯密是公认的...
评分大学时候,迷上了经济学,其实在高中就喜欢政治,历史。不过直到接触到经济学之后,才发现,原来社会竟然能够被分析的这样淋漓透彻。 大学期间,读了很多的经济学的著作,不过开始的时候都是读最近期的,可是近期的著作数学用的越来越高深,我虽然学的是工科,可是大学的时候...
评分老子曾经说,“太上,下知有之。其次,亲而誉之。其次,畏之。其次,侮之。信不足,焉有不信。犹兮其贵言,功成事遂,百姓皆谓我自然。”老子理想中的政治是一种放任无为的政治,最好的政府(统治者)应是一个无为的政府,老百姓知道他的存在就可以了。好政府是很少发...
评分从10.12—12.3,2个月的时间读完了《国富论》,其间参阅和借鉴了《西方经济思想史》的观点和讨论,形成自己对于《国富论》的初步认识,记录如下: 亚当·斯密其人 Adam Smith (1723~1790) 18世纪英国古典政治经济学的杰出的代表和理论体系的建立者。斯密是公认的...
评分郭大力、王亚南翻译,北极星的电子书。 看得很累。亚当斯密的文字、逻辑极为清晰,累的原因是内容太多了。这本书的很多概念、观点到现在也在主流经济学中占据了显要的位置。所以人的头脑好像并没有随着时间而进化得更聪明,天才也就那些,倒是人们的工具都越来越多,越来...