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Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was first published in 1776 and almost instantly it was recognized as fundamental to an understanding of economics. It was also recognized as being really long and as P. J. O'Rourke points out, to understand The Wealth of Nations, the cornerstone of free-market thinking and a book that shapes the world to this day, you also need to peruse Smith's earlier doorstopper, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. But now you don't have to read either, because P. J. has done it for you.
In this hilarious work P. J. shows us why Smith is still relevant, why what seems obvious now was once revolutionary, and how the division of labour, freedom of trade and pursuit of self-interest espoused by Smith are not only vital to the welfare of mankind, they're funny too. He goes on to establish that far from being an avatar of capitalism, Smith was actually a moralist of liberty. As P. J. says, 'It's as if Smith, having proved that we can all have more money, then went on to prove that money doesn't buy happiness. And it doesn't. It rents it.'
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`Consistently funny... If you're daunted by The Wealth of Nations, O'Rourke's riff on it is the next best thing.'
-- Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday
`Pithy, forceful and deliberately anachronistic... A witty book.' -- Andrew McKie, Daily Telegraph
`Sophisticated and comprehensive.'
-- Allister Heath, Literary Review
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P. J. O'Rourke is the bestselling author of thirteen books, including Eat the Rich, Give War a Chance, and The CEO of the Sofa. He is a regular correspondent for Atlantic magazine.
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- PublisherAtlantic Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1843543885
- ISBN 13 9781843543886
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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