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Economics Chapter 2, Section 3-4: Adam Smith & The Wealth of Nations

Economics Chapter 2, Section 3: Adam Smith & The Wealth of Nations
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Terms to Know:
Section 3: Adam Smith & The Wealth of Nations
  • Division of labor is the separation of work into individualized tasks.
Section 4: Ways to Prosperity
  • Prosperity means economic success or the condition of enjoying many goods, including services.
  • Wealth is the value of all the things that people own, including money, property, capital goods, and consumer goods.
The 6 Necessary Ways to Prosperity
  • (1) Produce more goods from existing resources.
  • (2) Increase the number of resources available for the production of goods.
  • (3) Find new resources to satisfy existing wants.
  • (4) Make goods already being produced more effective in satisfying wants.
  • (5) Reduce people's wants.
  • (6) Redistribute the goods that are already being produced among the population.
Essential to Remember
  • The true source of prosperity is diligent work directed by ingenious intelligence allowed to develop under conditions of freedom.

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