The Question and Answer section for The Wealth of Nations is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
This question calls for your opinion. There is no right or wrong answer. Think about what might happen is business people could do whatever they want... however they want. Can we trust that all business people are honest, that they would not be...
I think the main theme is The Benefit of Free Exchange. When the market is left to itself and exchanges are free, both sides benefit. Indeed, no one would enter into an exchange that comes at a loss to them. In foreign commerce, this means that...
From the text:
(1) By reducing every man’s business to one simple operation, and making that the sole employment of his life, the division of labour greatly increases the workman’s dexterity...
(2) The advantage gained from saving the time...
