国富论(The Wealth of Nations)简介：
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (generally referred to by the short title The Wealth of Nations) is the magnum opus written by Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith and was first published in 1776. It is an account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written for the generally educated individual of the 18th century - advocating a free market economy as more productive and more beneficial to society.
The work is credited as a landmark work in history and economics due to its comprehensive, largely accurate characterization of economic mechanisms that survive in modern economics; and also for its effective use of rhetorical technique, including structuring the work to contrast real world examples of free and fettered markets.　　这是一本将经济学、哲学、历史、政治理论和实践计划以一种不可思议的方式综合在一起的书，是一本由有着高深学问和深邃见解的人所撰写的书。这个人有强大的能力，能对他所收集到的所有材料进行筛选，又有强大的综合能力，能按照新的和引人注目的方式将其重新组合起来。他仿佛全身装着天线，能收到并吸取其所有能接触到的一切信息。他的书不只是为图书馆馆藏而写的，对经济意见和国家政策产生了深刻的影响，从而形成了我们今天深处其中的整个生活环境。
　　18世纪结束以前，《国富论》就译出了九个英文版本。人们以“一鸣惊人”来形容《国富论》的出版，并一致公认亚当·斯密是一门新学科——经济学的创始人，亚当·斯密因此而声名显赫。据说，英国议院进行辩论或讨论法律草案时，议员们常常因《国富论》中的观点，通常是一经引证，反对者大多不在反驳。
　　《国富论》发表之后，马上被翻译成多种文字，时至今日，许多国家制定政策时都以该书的基本观点作为依据，而这本书更已成为所有想了解经济学知识的人的必读书。