1723-1790

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is regarded by many as the most important text in the history of economics. Jerry Evensky's analysis of this landmark book walks the reader through the five ?Books? of The Wealth of Nations, analyzing Smith's terms and assumptions and how they are developed into statements about economic processes in Book I, his representation of the dynamics of economics systems in Book II, and his empirical case for his model in Book III.

Examines Adam Smith's "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" and discusses how it can be applied to twenty-first century life.

The first philosophical commentary on Wealth of Nations, this book addresses Smith's treatise on economics from the point of view of epistemologic, philosophic, and moral theory.

Explores the life of Adam Smith and challenges common assumptions about his life and work, describing how he impacted American government and development in the eighteenth century and how his ideas are viewed today.