by Adam Smith · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420650968
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«La riqueza de las naciones» is Adam Smith's essay on political economy, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (816 pages, in Spanish).
Foundational work of economic liberalism: wealth comes from labour, not gold or silver. Competition curbs the pursuit of profit and favours the common good, while a strong but limited state guarantees freedom and property; the «invisible hand» reconciles individual and collective interest.
This edition is part of the collection «El libro de bolsillo - Ciencias sociales» and includes books I-III and a selection of IV-V; translation and preliminary study by Carlos Rodríguez Braun.
For students of economics, social sciences and readers interested in the history of liberal thought.
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.
