by Adam Smith · ORBIS · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475303765
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«La riqueza de las naciones II» is the second volume of Adam Smith's economic essay, published by Orbis in hardcover (455 pages, in Spanish).
Continuation of La riqueza de las naciones, this volume delves into the causes of countries' prosperity. Adam Smith analyzes the division of labor, capital accumulation and the advantages of international trade, and sets out the principles by which political economy became established as a discipline.
1983 edition, part of Orbis's Biblioteca de Economía collection, with translation by José Alonso Ortiz.
Aimed at economics students and those wishing to discover a foundational work of modern economic 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.
