THE

ORKS

OF

ADAM SMITH, LL.D.

AND F.R.S. OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH:

ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS

IN SCOTLAND;

AND FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY

IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.

WITH AN ACCOUNT OF

HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS

BY DUGALD STEWART,
PROFESSOR OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY, AND
FELLOW OF TUE ROYAL SOCIETY, OF EDINBURGH,

&c. &c. &c.

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES; F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON; OTRIDGE

AND SON; F. WINGRAVE; LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN;
JOHN RICHARDSON ; J. BOOKER; B. CROSBY; E. JEFFERY; W. STEWART;
BLACK, PARRY, AND KINGSBURY; S. BAGSTER; J. MAWMAN; J. ASPERNE;
AND R. SCHOLEY ; AND W, CREECH, AND BELL AND BRADFUTE, AT
EDINBURGH,

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE

WEALTH OF NATIONS.

INTRODUCTION

NTRODUCTION AND PLAN OF THE WORK

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BOOKI.

OF THE CAUSES OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRO-

DUCTIVE POWERS OF LABOUR, AND OF THE

ORDER ACCORDING TO WHICH ITS PRODUCE IS

NATURALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE DIFFE

RENT RANKS OF THE PEOPLE

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CHAP. I.

Of the Division of Labour

ibid,

CHAP. II.

Of the Principle which gives Occasion to the

Division of Labour

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CHAP. III,

That the Division of Labour is limited by the

Extent of the Market

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