An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Introduction and Plan of the Work
Book I
Book I - Chapter I. Of the Division of Labour
Book I - Chapter II. Of the Principle Which Gives Occasion to the Division of Labour
Book I - Chapter III. That the Division of Labour is Limited by the Extent of the Market
Book I - Chapter IV. Of the Origin and Use of Money
Book I - Chapter V. Of the Real and Nominal Price of Commodities, or of Their Price in Labour, and Their Price in Money
Book I - Chapter VI. Of the Component Part of the Price of Commodities
Book I - Chapter VII. Of the Natural and Market Price of Commodities
Book I - Chapter VIII. Of the Wages of Labour
Book I - Chapter IX. Of the Profits of Stock
Book I - Chapter X. Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock
Chapter X. Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock - Part I. Inequalities Arising from the Nature of the Employments Themselves
Chapter X. Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock - Part II. Inequalities Occasioned by the Policy of Europe
Book I - Chapter XI. Of the Rent of Land
Chapter XI. Of the Rent of Land - Part I. Of the Produce of Land Which Always Affords Rent
Chapter XI. Of the Rent of Land - Part II. Of the Produce of Land, Which Sometimes Does, and Sometimes Does Not, Afford Rent
Chapter XI. Of the Rent of Land - Part III. Of the Variations in the Proportion Between the Respective Values of that Sort of Produce Which Always Affords Rent, and of That Which Sometimes Does, and Sometimes Does Not, Afford Rent
Chapter XI. Of the Rent of Land - Conclusion of the Digression Concerning the Variations in the Value of Silver
Chapter XI. Of the Rent of Land - Conclusion of the Chapter
Book II
Book II - Introduction
Book II - Chapter I. Of the Division of Stock
Book II - Chapter II. Of Money, Considered as a Particular Branch of the General Stock of the Society, or of the Expense of Maintaining the National Capital
Book II - Chapter III. Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of Productive and Unproductive Labour
Book II - Chapter IV. Of Stock Lent at Interest
Book II - Chapter V. Of the Different Employments of Capitals
Book III
Book III - Chapter I. Of the Natural Progress of Opulence
Book III - Chapter II. Of the Discouragement of Agriculture in the Ancient State of Europe, After the Fall of the Roman Empire
Book III - Chapter III. Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns, after the Fall of the Roman Empire
Book III - Chapter IV. How the Commerce of Towns Contributed to the Improvement of the Country
Book IV
Book IV - Chapter I. Of the Principle of the Commercial or Mercantile System
Book IV - Chapter II. Of Restraints upon Importation from Foreign Countries of Such Goods as can be Produced at Home
Book IV - Chapter III. Of the Extraordinary Restraints Upon the Importation of Goods of Almost All Kinds, From Those Countries with which the Balance is Supposed to be Disadvantageous
Chapter III. Of the Extraordinary Restraints Upon the Importation of Goods of Almost All Kinds, From Those Countries with which the Balance is Supposed to be Disadvantageous - Part I. Of the Unreasonableness of those Restraints, Even upon the Principles of the Commercial System
Chapter III. Of the Extraordinary Restraints Upon the Importation of Goods of Almost All Kinds, From Those Countries with which the Balance is Supposed to be Disadvantageous - Part II. Of the Unreasonableness of those Extraordinary Restraints, upon Other Principles
Book IV - Chapter IV. Of Drawbacks
Book IV - Chapter V. Of Bounties
Book IV - Chapter VI. Of Treaties of Commerce
Book IV - Chapter VII. Of Colonies
Chapter VII. Of Colonies - Part I. Of the Motives for Establishing New Colonies
Chapter VII. Of Colonies - Part II. Causes of the Prosperity of New Colonies
Chapter VII. Of Colonies - Part III. Of the Advantages which Europe has Derived from the Discovery of America, and from that of a Passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope
Book IV - Chapter VIII. Conclusion of the Mercantile System
Book IV - Chapter IX. Of the Agricultural Systems, or of those Systems of Political Economy Which Represent the Produce of Land, as Either the Sole or the Principal Source of the Revenue and Wealth of Every Country
Book IV - Appendix to Book IV
Book V
Book V - Chapter I. Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth
Chapter I. Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth - Part I. Of the Expense of Defence
Chapter I. Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth - Part II. Of the Expense of Justice
Chapter I. Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth - Part III. Of the Expense of Public Works and Public Institutions
Chapter I. Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth - Part IV. Of the Expense of Supporting the Dignity of the Sovereign
Chapter I. Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth - Conclusion
Book V - Chapter II. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society
Chapter II. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society - Part I. Of the Funds, or Sources, of Revenue, Which May Peculiarly Belong to the Sovereign or Commonwealth
Chapter II. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society - Part II. Of Taxes
Chapter II. Of the Sources of the General or Public Revenue of the Society - Appendix to Articles I and II. Taxes upon the Capital Value of Lands, Houses, and Stock
Book V - Chapter III. Of Public Debts
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Book II
Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock
Book II - Introduction
Chapter XI. Of the Rent of Land - Conclusion of the Chapter
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