Analytic Summary of The Wealth of Nations - Book IV: Of Systems of Political Economy

Adam Smith

Sinossi

In The Wealth of Nations, Book IV: Of Systems of Political Economy, Adam Smith takes aim at the reigning economic ideologies of his time—mercantilism and agricultural absolutism—and delivers one of the most powerful manifestos for economic freedom ever written. With sharp wit and relentless logic, he exposes how mercantilist policies—prohibitions, bounties, tariffs, monopolies, and colonial systems—served narrow merchant interests while burdening the public with higher prices, waste, and endless wars. He then turns to the agricultural systems, particularly the French Physiocrats, recognizing their insights but critiquing their narrow focus on land as the sole source of wealth. Against both doctrines, Smith advances his enduring principle of natural liberty, in which individuals, left free to pursue their own interests, direct labor and capital to their most productive uses, thereby enriching the entire nation. This book is not merely a critique; it is a bold vision of a world beyond restrictive systems, a call for free trade, competition, and prosperity that still resonates in every debate on globalization today.

Disponibile da: 10/12/2025.

Lunghezza di stampa: 350 pagine.

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