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Adam Smith - Practice Questions
1. In, The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith discusses the “division of labor.” He argues that as a firm grows larger,
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it requires more and more labor and thus, “divides” labor in the economy between those who work for the firm and those who do not
the workers may specialize at different tasks, thus dividing labor into different parts
it becomes necessary to have a central body to oversee the welfare of workers, a “Division of Labor.”
2. Smith discusses the “Digression Concerning the Corn Trade and Corn Laws.” There he suggests that prices,
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convey messages about the scarcity of goods
allocate resources to their highest-valued use
both a. and b.
