----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Luigino Bruni asks: 'why "wealth" of nations, and not "welfare" or "happiness" of the nations?' It may be worth noting that in the Theory of Moral Sentiments Smith insisted repeatedly that wealth does not lead to happiness. So the two were not interchangeable. Tony Brewer ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]