An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsSmith, Adam
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Smith, Adam
Economics
Of Restraints upon the Importation from Foreign Countries, of
such Goods as can be produced at Home 183
CHAP. 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 192
PART I. Of the Unreasonableness of those Restraints, even upon
the Principles of the Commercial System ib.
Digression concerning Banks of Deposit, particularly
concerning that of Amsterdam 194
PART II. Of the Unreasonableness of these extraordinary
Restraints, upon other Principles 199
CHAP. IV.
Of Drawbacks 203
CHAP. V.
Of Bounties 205
Digression concerning the Corn Trade and Corn Laws 213
CHAP. VI.
Of Treaties of Commerce 222
CHAP. VII.
Of Colonies 227
PART I. Of the Motives for establishing new Colonies ib.
PART II. Causes of the Prosperity of new Colonies 231
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 243
CHAP. VIII.
Conclusion of the Mercantile System 266
CHAP. 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 275
APPENDIX.
Account of Herring Busses fitted out in Scotland, the Amount of
the Cargoes and the Bounties on them 287
Account of Foreign Salt imported into Scotland, and of Scotch
Salt delivered duty free, for the Herring Fishery 288
BOOK V.
OF THE REVENUE OF THE SOVEREIGN OR COMMONWEALTH.
CHAP. I.
Of the Expenses of the Sovereign or Commonwealth 289
PART I. Of the Expense of Defence ib.
PART II. Of the Expense of Justice 297
PART III. Of the Expense of Public Works and Public
Institutions 302
ART. I. Of the Public Works and Institutions for
facilitating the Commerce of Society.--1st, For
facilitating the general Commerce of the Society.--
2d, For facilitating particular Branches of Commerce 303
ART. II. Of the Expense of the Institutions for the
Education of Youth 318
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