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The Wealth of Nations The Wealth of Nations INTRODUCTION TO T H E N E W E D I T I O N INTRODUCTION A N D P L A N O F T H E WORK BOOK l O F T H E CAUSES O F IMPROVEMENT I N THE PRODUCTIVE POWER O F LABOUR AND O F T H E ORDER ACCORDING TO W H I C H ITS PRODUCE IS NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG T H E DIFFERENT RANKS O F T H E PEOPLE I. O F T H E DIVISION O F LABOUR 11. O F T H E P R I N C I P L E W H I C H GIVES OCCASION TO T H E D I V I S I O N O F L A B O U R I l l . THAT T H E DIVISION O F LABOUR I S L I M I T E D BY T H E E X T E N T O F T H E MARKET IV. O F T H E O R I G I N A N D U S E O F MONEY V. O F T H E R E A L A N D N O M I N A L P R I C E O F COMMODITIES, OR O F T H E I R P R I C E I N L A B O U R . A N D T H E I R P R I C E I N MONEY VI. O F T H E COMPONENT PARTS O F T H E PRICE O F COMMODOTIES VI I . O F T H E N A T U R A L A N D MARKET PRICE O F COMMODITIES V I I I . O F T H E WAGES O F LABOUR IX. O F T H E PROFITS O F STOCK X. O F WAGES A N D PROFIT I N T H E D I F F E R E N T EMPLOYMENTS O F LABOUR A N D STOCK XI. O F T H E R E N T O F L A N D BOOK I1 OF THE NATURE, ACCUMULATION, AND EMPLOYMENT OF STOCK l NTRODUCTION I . O F T H E D I V I S I O N O F STOCK I I . O F MONEY C O N S I D E R E D AS A PARTICULAR BRANCH OF THE G E N E R A L STOCK O F T H E SOCIETY, OR O F T H E EXPENCE O F MAINTAINING T H E NATIONAL CAPITAL 195 I l l . O F T H E ACCUMULATION O F CAPITAL, OR O F PRODUCTIVE A N D UNPRODUCTIVE L A B O U R IV. O F STOCK L E N T AT I N T E R E S T V. O F T H E D I F F E R E N T E M P L O Y M E N T O F CAPITALS 226 244 252 BOOK I l l OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRESS OF OPULENCE I N DIFFERENT NATIONS I . O F T H E N A T U R A L PROGRESS O F O P U L E N C E BOOK IV OF SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL E C O N O M Y l NTRODUCTlON 277 I. O F T H E P R I N C I P L E O F T H E C O M M E R C I A L OR M E R C A N T I L E SYSTEM I I . O F R E S T R A I N T S U P O N T H E IMPORTATION FROM F O R E I G N C O U N T R I E S O F S U C H GOODS AS C A N B E PRODUCED AT H O M E III. O F T H E EXTRAORDINARY R E S T R A I N T S U P O N T H E IMPORTATION O F GOODS O F A L M O S T A L L KINDS, FROM T H O S E C O U N T R I E S W I T H W H I C H T H E BALANCE I S SUPPOSED TO B E DISADVANTAGEOUS IV. O F DRAWBACKS V. O F B O U N T I E S VI. O F TREATIES O F COMMERCE V111. C O N C L U S I O N O F T H E M E R C A N T I L E SYSTEM IX. O F T H E A G R I C U L T U R A L SYSTEMS, OR O F T H E SYSTEMS O F P O L I T I C A L CECONOMY, W H I C H R E P R E S E N T S T H E PRODUCE O F L A N D AS E I T H E R T H E S O L E OR T H E P R I N C I P A L S O U R C E O F T H E R E V E N U E A N D W E A L T H O F EVERY COUNTRY BOOK V OF THE REVENUE OF THE SOVEREIGN OR COMMONWEALTH I. O F T H E E X P E N C E S O F T H E S O V E R E I G N OR C O M M O N W E A L T H 11. O F T H E SOURCES O F T H E G E N E R A L OR P U B L I C R E V E N U E O F T H E SOCIETY 111. O F P U B L I C D E B T S SUGGESTED R E A D I N G