Adam Smith, his life and his masterpiece

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This essay is going to be about the most famous of all economists, Adam Smith, and his work, "the wealth of nations". "The wealth of nations" of Adam Smith is one of the greatest books that changed the common way of thinking concerning economics. Published in 1776, its impact started two centuries ago and continues to do so. If someone is interested in the study of economics then he should begin with a copy of Adam …

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…to write on his return to Kirkcaldy and Edinburgh and in 1776, he saw it in print. Adam Smith was not the first to express the ideas as found in The Wealth of nations. His ideas though were expressed in such way that actually determined political economy. His ideas are still alive in every aspect of economic life as they compose the basis of modern day economics and certainly will continue to do so. -The end-