“On the Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith. A book that changed ideas about the world economy at the beginning of the 19th century. It had a real bombshell effect among its contemporaries - and continues to serve as a reason for lively discussions even today. It was admired, it was condemned... Why did Adam Smith's theory meet with such an ambiguous attitude? And why was the correctness of many of its theses, which once seemed fantastic, later proved by time? The famous publicist Patrick J. O'Rourke gives original and comprehensive answers to these questions in his book.