[단행본] An Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

First published in 1776, The Wealth of Nations is one of the great works of economic thought and a touchstone that has influenced generations of economists across the intervening centuries. The 1805 Playfair edition that is presented in this volume represents the first and most important early critical edition. Praised by Francis Ysidro Edgeworth for its 'acute criticism', the Playfair edition was the first to apply economic history to Smith's economic theory ― raising issues which are still important in light of the 225 years of revolutions and inflations that have occurred since his death.

The period between the original publication and 1805 saw an enormous development in Britain's wealth, the French Revolution, and rapid American and French inflation. William Playfair wrote insightful supplementary chapters and notes to discuss the aspects of these upheavals which he thought Smith would have wanted to address had he lived to see their effects. The edition reproduces the exact text from the corrected and expanded 1784 third edition, including the index, with Playfair's chapters and notes marked clearly as supplementary additions.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구에서는 스미스의 『도덕감정론』과 『국부론』을 분석하여 상업자본주의 사회의 현실경제문제를 이야기하고 그러한 경제중심적 사회에서 질서 유지를 위한 도덕감정으로서 동감을 제시하고 있다는 이항구조를 분석하였으며 아담 스미스의 이론들과 디킨스의 소설 『돔비 부자』를 연결지어 비교분석함으로써 당대 지식의 형성과정에 근대사회에 대한 교정 지렛대로서 감정이 부각되는 당대적 필요성을 확인하였습니다.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

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다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Volume 1
Introduction by William Rees-MoggPreface by William PlayfairThe Life of Dr Smith by William PlayfairIntroduction and Plan of the WorkBook I
- Chapters I-XIOf the Causes of Improvement in the Production Powers of Labour, and of the Order according to which its Produce is naturally distributed among the different Ranks of the PeopleBook II - Chapters I-IIOf the Nature Accumulation and Employment of Stock

Volume 2
Book II - Chapters III-IVOf the Nature, Accumulation and the Employment of StockBook III - Chapters I-IVOf the different Progress of Opulence in different NationsBook IV - Chapters I-VIII Of Systems of Political OeconomySupplementary chapters

Volume 3
Book IV - Chapter IXOf Systems of Political OeconomyBook V - Chapters I-IIIOf the Expenses of the Sovereign or CommonwealthSupplementary chaptersIndex