Adam Smith’s and the Other Revolution of 1776

Source: Independent Institute
by Donald J Boudreaux

“The Declaration of Independence famously appeared on July 4th, 1776. But a less famous yet equally important text was published four months earlier — a text that eloquently explained the working of the economic institutions that created the modern world. That text is Adam Smith’s An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.” (04/01/26)

https://www.independent.org/article/2026/04/01/adam-smith-1776/