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Adam Smith and Division of Labor

In: Developments of International Trade Theory

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  • Takashi Negishi

    (The Japan Academy)

  • Takashi Negishi

    (The University of Tokyo)

Abstract

Adam Smith, who criticized mercantilists for their wrong concept of the wealth of nations, considered that the real wealth is the annual produce of the land and labor of the society (Smith 1776, p. 12). According to Smith, furthermore, the high productivity of labor in civilized and thriving nations seems to have been the effects of the division of labor. International trade certainly pre-supposes the division of labor among different countries. As for the nature and causes of international trade, therefore, we can expect to learn very much from Smith’s theory of the divisions of labor.

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  • Takashi Negishi & Takashi Negishi, 2014. "Adam Smith and Division of Labor," Advances in Japanese Business and Economics, in: Developments of International Trade Theory, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 15-20, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advchp:978-4-431-54433-3_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54433-3_3
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