THE WEALTH OF NATIONS

THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF

THE WEALTH OF NATIONS

BY

ADAM SMITH

EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION, NOTES, MARGINAL

SUMMARY AND AN ENLARGED INDEX

BY

EDWIN CANNAN, M.A., LL.D.

TEACHER OF ECONOMIC THEORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AT THE
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

VOLUME II

NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
LONDON: METHUEN & CO.