FINGERPRINT with FP logo The wealth of nations

Print is WAY to small without using a magnifier.

Das Buch ist kein lockerer Sonntagslesestoff, sondern ein echter Brocken. Er erklärt, warum freie Märkte, Wettbewerb und Arbeitsteilung so wichtig sind – und haut dabei eine Menge kluger Gedanken raus, die auch heute noch relevant sind. Allerdings ist es echt lang und teilweise ziemlich trocken. Smith schweift gerne mal ab und manche Kapitel ziehen sich. Aber wenn man sich da durchbeißt, bekommt man einen tiefen Einblick, warum unser Wirtschaftssystem so tickt, wie es tickt.

Adam Smith is absolutely brilliant. This is a very readable book, and Smith really is the father of modern commerce. His ideas paved the way for prosperity and happiness. Probably the most important philosopher in history. Sure, Plato blathered on about caves and wrote some readable dialogues, but this stuff really matters.

Let me start with all the history this book has to offer from the birth to the death of Adam Smith's mortals. And the legacy which ignited the capitalism from monarchy to democractic system which enabled the humans to follow a set of four philosophy to strive and prove the 7 senses of evolved animals. As it's said even though we reach the high degree of civilization, this would be the foundation. As a beginner such as myself, I will tell you the privileged amusement while reading the book, it's been more than a month since started it and without any shame let me tell you I haven't even finished 10% of the book. The pros are endless diminishing all the cons. A good quality of the paper, perfect packaging while delivery and an astonishing choice of vocabulary has made me go through the same page more than once just to realise what Mr. Smith is trying to tell. It will just give you a trip back to the history and telling us how the future will be in a good old English language. Allowing us to experience every moment. Please go for this book, don't worry if you are not able to follow the sentences sometimes(I happened to go through) but overall it will make you understand how the nations work.

As word-heavy as it is thick, this book is an interesting case study of the wealth of nations of the time it was written. There are many concepts in this book which are still applicable to this day, and they explain a lot about how society was formed and why it works the way it does (in terms of wealth, labour and economies of different nations). I got this book a few weeks ago, and I am still reading through it. As long as you keep in mind the times in which it was written, I would say it is an excellent book so far.