#22 in Economics
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
- 685
- Pages
- about 13 h
- Reading time
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 50 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 25% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Economics average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 50 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“An amazing book. Smith was a wonderful writer, which I was not expecting, but was pleasantly surprised by, I thought his prose was beautiful at times and very poignant. Made a very long book more pleasant then expected. He is brilliant, starting a whole field…”
“Amazingly accurate and prescient - I can see why this book is considered a classic economic text that establishes many of the principles of modern economics. Many of the theories and postulates it asserts are true today. It's interesting to see that governments are still…”
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