A decade before the publication of this book, one of its ideas was formulated in a pamphlet by Anders Chydenius. The argument that cities are the key players in macroeconomics appears in a book by Jane Jacobs partly titled for this earlier book. This book notes how citizens in the country became more favored than city-dwellers after the fall of the Roman Empire. This non-Marxist book contrasts “value in use” with “value in exchange” by noting how (*) water is more useful than diamonds, but worth much less. An idea in this book used in the author’s earlier book The Theory of Moral Sentiments is about the impact of individuals acting in self interest. This book explains division of labor using the example of a pin factory. For 10 points, the metaphor of the “invisible hand” appears in what book by the economist Adam Smith? ■END■
ANSWER: The Wealth of Nations [or An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations; accept Cities and the Wealth of Nations]
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