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Smithsownfootnotesaremarkedwithsmithinboldfacejustbefore the footnote. Smith s the wealth of nations was the first comprehensive treatment of political economy. This classic statement of economic liberalism or the policy of laissezfaire was first published in 1776. Paragraph number are printed inside brackets on the left margin and the numbering restarts at the beginning of every section.
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