Wealth of Nations, Book 2 and 3
Adam Smith
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Length 5 h 39 min
Chapters 12
First published 1776
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9, 1776 during the Scottish Enlightenment. It is a clearly written account of political economy at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, and is widely considered to be the first modern work in the field of economics. (from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
Book 2: Intro. and Ch. 1 - Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock. Read by Stephen Escalera
23:39
2
Book 2: Ch. 2 - Of Money, Considered as a Particular Branch of a Particular Stock Of Society, part 1 Read by Stephen Escalera
37:13
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Book 2: Ch. 2 - Of Money Considered as a particular Branch of the General Stock of the Society, part 2 Read by Stephen Escalera
36:31
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Book 2: Ch. 2 - Of Money Considered as a particular Branch of the General Stock of the Society, part 3 Read by Stephen Escalera
38:30
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Book 2: Ch. 3 - Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of Productive and Unproductive Labour, part 01 Read by Stephen Escalera
23:29
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Book 2: Ch. 3 - Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of Productive and Unproductive Labour, part 02 Read by Stephen Escalera
23:37
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Book 2: Ch. 4 - Of Stock Lent at Interest Read by Stephen Escalera
20:22
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Book 2: Ch. 5 - Of the Different Employment of Capitals Read by Stephen Escalera
40:56
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Book 3: Ch. 1 - Of the Natural Progress of Opulence Read by Stephen Escalera
11:43
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Book 3: Ch. 2 - Of the Discouragement of Agriculture... Read by Stephen Escalera
27:24
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Book 3: Ch. 3 - Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns... Read by Stephen Escalera
25:01
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Book 3: Ch. 4 - How the Commerce of the Towns Contributed to the Improvement of the Country Read by Stephen Escalera
30:36
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