This book examines at a static level how Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations (1776) was introduced into China at the turn of the twentieth century. In a dynamic socio-economic context, Yan Fu (1854-1921) had The Wealth of Nations in mind as a prescription for China's "Wealth and Power". This book...

Fun and Useful -- Welcome! -- Dead Men’s Wrong Ideas? -- Pioneers and Contenders -- Wealth and Power: Mercantilism -- The Physiocrats and Law of Nature -- Classical School -- Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand of the Market Mechanism -- Thomas Malthus and Effectual Demand -- David Ricardo and...