I hate not finishing books, in fact, it makes me feel guilty. However, this edition of The Wealth of Nations, edited by the Adam Smith Institute, and published by Capstone Classics, is dreadful! Not only is the editor's introduction to the text irritating, but the body of the text, Adam Smith's work, is abridged very poorly. Huge, and very significant sections of the text are removed (in a way which I can only assume would make ASI's ideological position) which gives the reader a very skewed imp...

I hate not finishing books, in fact, it makes me feel guilty. However, this edition of The Wealth of Nations, edited by the Adam Smith Institute, and published by Capstone Classics, is dreadful! Not only is the editor's introduction to the text irritating, but the body of the text, Adam Smith's work, is abridged very poorly. Huge, and very significant sections of the text are removed (in a way which I can only assume would make ASI's ideological position) which gives the reader a very skewed imp...

I hate not finishing books, in fact, it makes me feel guilty. However, this edition of The Wealth of Nations, edited by the Adam Smith Institute, and published by Capstone Classics, is dreadful! Not only is the editor's introduction to the text irritating, but the body of the text, Adam Smith's work, is abridged very poorly. Huge, and very significant sections of the text are removed (in a way which I can only assume would make ASI's ideological position) which gives the reader a very skewed imp...

What slog, and that reading the 350 page abridged version, can’t imagine reading all 950 pages of the full original. That being said this book has so many good parts, I took notes throughout the whole book. You can really tell reading this book how Adam Smith laid the groundwork for modern economics.

The Wealth of Nations is considered a holy book for economists, giving us insights on the basics and most important notions in economics. I mean, it's Adam Smith for God's sake! To start, I fairly enjoyed the language and the adept expertise with which Mr. Smith forged his sentences and used his skills to portray his ideas. I also enjoyed the main points behind the economic ideas I came to study and familiarize myself with during my university years such as the concept of rent, revenues, commerc...

So obvious, that the precepts of the book must always have been the case.This is what I felt myself thinking as I read every idea contained within this book. But, oftentimes I find it an increasing challenge to appreciate a book, the greater the time since it was written. The aim is to put yourself in the time this book was written, to try and gain a better impression of the author's work. So, with this book, I thought that I didn't appreciate the book because I didn't understand the time within...

This edition does not include Book V's Part II: Of taxes or Part III: Of public debts, which would have been interesting to read. Other than that it was a very good look in to the start of modern liberal economics.

Saya berikan penilaian seakan-akan saya hidup di era buku ini terbit pertama kali. Karena benar2 revolusioner idenya untuk memikirkan ini rilis tahun 1700an dan masih terbukti di tahun 2021.Mulai dari ide divisi kerja, menentang perbudakan, investasi, sampai pajak. Benar2 masih benar pemikirannya saya lihat di hari ini.Kendala saya hanya tidak biasa membaca old-english seperti ini, buku terlama yg saya baca sampai saat ini.

Saya berikan penilaian seakan-akan saya hidup di era buku ini terbit pertama kali. Karena benar2 revolusioner idenya untuk memikirkan ini rilis tahun 1700an dan masih terbukti di tahun 2021.Mulai dari ide divisi kerja, menentang perbudakan, investasi, sampai pajak. Benar2 masih benar pemikirannya saya lihat di hari ini.Kendala saya hanya tidak biasa membaca old-english seperti ini, buku terlama yg saya baca sampai saat ini.

Saya berikan penilaian seakan-akan saya hidup di era buku ini terbit pertama kali. Karena benar2 revolusioner idenya untuk memikirkan ini rilis tahun 1700an dan masih terbukti di tahun 2021.Mulai dari ide divisi kerja, menentang perbudakan, investasi, sampai pajak. Benar2 masih benar pemikirannya saya lihat di hari ini.Kendala saya hanya tidak biasa membaca old-english seperti ini, buku terlama yg saya baca sampai saat ini.

The wealth of nations est le tout premier livre sur l'économie que j'ai lu (et adoré). C'était l'été après ma graduation de l'école secondaire juste avant ma rentrée au cégep en sciences humaines profil administration. D'ailleurs, j'ai dû étudier ce livre dans le cadre de mes cours d'économie. Bref, publié en 1776 par Adam Smith, celui-ci explique ses théories sur le marché économique d'aujourd'hui et d'autrefois. Ce livre si logique, m'a développé une curiosité pour l'entreprenariat et la prosp...

This book was a bit hard to read and digest as, also mentioned in other reviews, the idea explanations were too prolonged and it made really hard to follow what the author wanted to convey. There were many identical sentences as well.But nonetheless, the book had some great points and even though many things may not apply in modern times, the foundation of economics described was logical and helps to understand how economics escalated into what we have today.

excellent summary of the original!This book captures all the main ideas from the original, while eliminating most of the unnecessary language. You will save hours by reading this version instead of the original.

excellent summary of the original!This book captures all the main ideas from the original, while eliminating most of the unnecessary language. You will save hours by reading this version instead of the original.

Average version of a great book. Many important parts are missing.

Interesting, but didn’t really love nor enjoy it.

Now I can say 'yes I have read that'

Curated classic. Really helps you understand the importance of specialization. Also gives a background on currency.

Curated classic. Really helps you understand the importance of specialization. Also gives a background on currency.

amazing