by Adam Smith · Secretaría General Técnica. Ministerio de Economía y Empresa. Centro de Publicaciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788492546114
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«Investigación de la naturaleza y causas de la riqueza de las naciones» is Adam Smith's essay on political economy (volume 2), in paperback.
This volume brings together books II and IV of the treatise: the first studies the nature, accumulation and uses of capital, including the role of money; the fourth examines systems of political economy, with special attention to mercantilism and restrictions on foreign trade.
Volume 2 of the four volumes of the work. Facsimile edition on laid paper of the first Spanish translation (Valladolid, 1794), made by José Alonso Ortiz and dedicated to Manuel Godoy.
Reference work for readers of the history of economic thought and for those studying the foundations of classical economics.
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Seen by many as the "father of economics", or the "father of capitalism", he is primarily known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, often abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is regarded as his magnum opus, marking the inception of modern economic scholarship as a comprehensive system and an academic discipline. Smith refuses to explain the distribution of wealth and power in terms of divine will and instead appeals to natural, political, social, economic, legal, environmental and technological factors, as well as the interactions among them. The work is notable for its contribution to economic theory, particularly in its exposition of the concept of absolute advantage.
