AN

INQUIRY

INTO THE

NATURE AND CAUSES

OF THE

WEALTH OF NATIONS.

BY ADAM SMITH, L.L.D. F.R.S.

WITH

A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.

ALSO,

A VIEW OF THE DOCTRINE OF SMITH, COMPARED WITH THAT OF TAE
FRENCH ECONOMISTS; WITH A METHOD OF FACILITATING THE
STEDY OF HIS WORKS; FROM THE FRENCH OF M. GARNJER.

IN THREE VOLUMES,

Vol. III.

EDINBURGH:

PRINTED FOR MUNDELL, DOIG, AND STEVENSON, EDINBURGH ;
LACKINGTON, ALLEN AND CO. CRADOCK AND JOY, AND

T. HAMILTON, LONDON; AND WILSON AND SON, YORK.

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1809

v. 3

CONTENTS

OF THE THIRD VOLUME.

BOOK IV.

CHAP. VIII.

Conclusion of the Mercantile System...

.. p. 1

CHAP. IX.

Of the Agricultural Systems, or of those Systems of

Political Economy, which represent the Produce of

Land, as either the sole or the principal Source of

the Revenue and Wealth of every Country

..30

BOOK V.

OF THE REVENUE OF THE SOVEREIGN OR COMMON-

WEALTH.

CHAP. I.

Of the Expences of the Sovereign or Commonwealth .. 69

Part I. Of the Expence of Defence..

..ib.

Part II. Of the Expence of Justice...........94

Part III. Of the Expence of Public Works and

Public Institutions

113

ART. I. Of the Public Works and Institu-

tions for facilitating the Commerce of

Society.-Ist, For facilitating the gene-

ral Commerce of the Society.—2d, For

facilitating particular Branches of Com-

merce

114

ART. II. Of the Expence of the Institutions

for the Education of Youth...

165

Art. III. Of the Expence of the Institu-

tions for the Instruction of People of all

Ages...

203

PART IV. Of the Expence of supporting the

the Dignity of the Sovereign

244

Conclusion of the Chapter

245

CHAP. II.

Of the Sources of the general or public Revenue of the

Society --

APPENDIX to Articles I, and II.-Taxes

upon the Capital Value of Lands, Houses,

and Stock...

.310

ART. III. Taxes upon the Wages of Labour 319

ART. IV. Taxes which, it is intended,

should fall indifferently upon every

differ-

ent Species of Revenue...

.324

Capitation Taxes...

325

Taxes upon consumable Commodities 328