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 * Adam Smith: Intro to the Wealth of Nations**
 * Summary:** The article by Adam Smith is on his book called "Intro to the Wealth of Nations" that was first published in 1776. The book is a reflection on economics at the beg of the Industrial Revolution and argues free market economies are more productive and beneficial to societies. For example when it says "first, by the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which its labor is generally applied; and, secondly, by the proportion between the number of those who are employed in useful labor, and that of those who are not so employed." The book, written for the educated, is considered to be the foundation of modern economic theory.This was the first of 5 edition that were published by Adam Smith ( 1776, 1778, 1784, 1786, and 1789).