Book 5: Paying for Government

by Jonathan Kolber

For the sake of brevity, all commentaries on Adam Smith's book known as the Wealth of Nations have either sacrificed some of his ideas or replaced his ideas with some of the writer’s own. This is a complete rewrite of Books 2 and 3 of Adam Smith's original Wealth of Nations, with a 77% reduction in words, modern examples and full retention of Smith's original ideas. Unlike in other commentaries, none of Kolber's own ideas appear in the rewritten material; they are restricted to the Endnotes.Said Prof. Emeritus Gavin Kennedy, Smith scholar and former Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, "(I)… generally find it of excellent standard…The notes are also informative.”

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 29, 2012