An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

"An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" by Adam Smith and M. Garnier is a conservative idealist book that argues for more liberalized global trade, reduced military spending, more progressive taxation, and smaller government. Adam Smith demonstrated the essential principles in economics he's written about have changed the history of economic theory development. For that reason, he continues to be widely read to this day.