Abstract
Wealth of Nations opens by addressing the division of labour, which is his central theme for the creation of wealth, and the core of his historical conjectures. Schumpeter criticised him for ‘exaggerating’ its importance.1
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© 2008 Gavin Kennedy
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Kennedy, G. (2008). ‘a certain propensity in human nature’. In: Adam Smith. Great Thinkers in Economics Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230227545_7
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