----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Although I don't recall a discussion of it anywhere, my understanding has always been that he chose to title his treatise "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" because it was primary intended to demonstrate the errors of the Merchantilist concepts of both, and offer his in place of theirs. Richard Roehl ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]