This work claims that "A person who can acquire no property, can have no other interest but to eat as much, and to labour as little as possible," as an argument for abandoning slavery.
In a similarly-titled 1984 update of this work, Jane Jacobs argued for a focus on cities as the relevant units. This work claims that "A person who can acquire no property, can have no other interest but to eat as much, and to labour as little as possible," as an argument for abandoning slavery. Its author began writing it while serving as tutor to the son-in-law of Charles Townshend, who was impressed by a previous work emphasizing the human capacity for sympathy with other people's circumstances, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Noted for arguing that self-interested individuals tend to act towards the general good of the market as though "led by an invisible hand," FTP name this treatise written by Adam Smith.
In a similarly-titled 1984 update of this work, Jane Jacobs argued for a focus on cities as the relevant units.
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the {Wealth of Nations}