PLR 32.5: Adam Smith "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" Chapter 1

PLR Listeners!  Alex has been uploading theory readings to the Patreon. For his half episode this week, he's providing the first chapter of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations." If you don't know who Adam Smith was, you can consider him the daddy of Liberalism. He's also the #1 person on Marx's shit list in Capital. To understand Capital in its entirety, we have to understand what Adam Smith was arguing-- how he understood money, use and exchange value, trade, etc.  Practice is only useful for a revolution if there is a revolutionary theory to connect it to a broader goal. The weight isn't in favor of one, its a balance.  Become a patreon backer to get access to Alex's full readings. www.patreon.com/plrpodcast