TY - BOOK AU - Smith, Adam. AU - McCulloch, J.R TI - An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations SN - 001141972 U1 - 330.153 22 PY - 1923/// CY - London PB - Ward, lock & Co. Ltd KW - Economics N1 - Includes index; "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (gen erally referred to by the short title The Wealth of Nations) is the mas terpiece of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. It was first published in 1776. It is an account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written fo r the generally educated individual of the 18th century ER -