The book has enlivened the study of economics for beginning students for more than 40 years. Adam Smith published his Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in 1776 ...

published in 1776. He actively destroyed his papers and unpublished works, so books from his library – especially those with annotations – are of great interest to scholars. Adam Smith loved ...

The 18th-century Scottish philosopher Adam Smith is ... developed between Smith and the Scottish philosopher David Hume that lasted until the latter's death in 1776 and contributed much to the ...