Adam Smith’s landmark treatise on the free market paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that competition is the engine of a productive society, and that self-interest will eventually come to enrich the whole community, as if by an ‘invisible hand’.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
- ISBN10 0141042540
- ISBN13 9780141042541
- Publish Date 1 October 2009 (first published 7 August 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Imprint Penguin Group
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 126
- Language English