Adam Smith (1723-1790) worked in the era and spirit of the Enlightenment. He was part of the broad and in terms of subjects multifaceted scientific milieu known as the Scottish Enlightenment. Smith was active at the University of Glasgow and later in the intellectual environment of Edinburgh. The heyday of the Scottish Enlightenment was during the later decades of the 18th century, but it remained vigorous for several decades into the 19th century. It is in the context of that background and that era that Smith is best understood.This Introduction is a translation from Swedish. The Introduction was printed in the Timbro Förlag edition of the condensed version of The Wealth of Nations published in April 2020 ISBN: 978-91-7703-208-3</p
