Preface

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HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS.

BY ADAM SMITH LL.D. F.R.S. WITH A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.

ALSO,

A VIEW OF THE DOCTRINE OF SMITH, COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE FRENCH ECONOMISTS; WITH A METHOD OF FACILITATING THE STUDY OF HIS WORKS; FROM THE FRENCH OF M. GARNIER.

COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

London: T. NELSON AND SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW; AND EDINBURGH. MDCCCLII.

CONTENTS

_Page_ Life of the Author i

Short View of the Doctrine of Smith, compared with that of the French Economists xvii

Introduction 1