In the same year the U.S. declares independence from Great Britain, Scottish economist Adam Smith publishes An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations – considered the first theorist writing on capitalism.
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In the same year the U.S. declares independence from Great Britain, Scottish economist Adam Smith publishes An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations – considered the first theorist writing on capitalism.