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The Wealth of Nations

Smith, A

Read by Stephen Escalera · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapters

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00 - Introduction and Plan of the Work, Book 1 (6:46)
01 - Ch. 01 - The Division of Labour (19:51)
02 - Ch. 02 - Of the Principle That Gives Occasion of Division of Labour (8:59)
03 - Ch. 03, That The Division Of Labour Is Limited By The Extent Of The Market (10:21)
04 - Ch 04 - Of the Origin and Use of Money (14:54)
05 - Ch. 05 - Of the Real and Nominal Price of Commodities, or of Their Price in Labour, and Their Price in Money (part 1) (19:07)
06 - Ch 05 - Of The Real And Nominal Price Of Commodities, Or Of Their Price In Labour, And Their Price In Money (part 2) (18:51)
07 - Ch. 06 - Of The Component Part Of The Price Of Commodities (15:25)
08 - Ch. 07 - Of The Natural And Market Price Of Commodities (19:06)
09 - Ch. 08 - Of the Wages of Labour, part 1 (28:09)
10 - Ch. 08 - Of the Wages of Labour, part 2 (20:30)
11 - Ch. 09 - Of the Profits of Stock (23:22)
12 - Ch 10 - Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock, part 1 (22:37)
13 - Ch 10 - Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 2 (21:58)
14 - Ch 10, Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 3 (17:00)
15 - Ch 10, Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 4 (20:08)
16 - Ch. 10 - Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock, part 5 (19:18)
17 - Ch. 11 - Of the Rent of Land, part 1 (40:00)
18 - Ch. 11 - Of the Rent of Land, part 2 (34:31)
19 - Ch. 11 - Of the Rent of Land, part 3 (36:40)
20 - Ch. 11, Of the Rent of Land, part 4 (41:35)
21 - Ch.11, Of the Rent of Land, part 05 (14:01)
22 - Ch. 11, Of the Rent of Land, part 06 (27:51)
23 - Ch. 11, Of the Rent of Land, part 7 (22:41)
24 - Ch. 11, Of the Rent of Land, part 08 (33:44)

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