亚当·斯密（1723－1790年）是18世纪英国古典政治经济学创始人之一。具代表作《国民财富的性质及其原因的研究》（以下简称《国官论》）是着重关于国民财富的增加即一国的经济增长和经济发展的学术著作。此书出版后，不仅对英国的资本主义发展起了促进作用，而且对世界资本主 Adam Smith (1723-1790) was one of the founders of 18th century British classical political economy. The masterpiece “Study on the Nature and Causes of National Wealth” (hereinafter referred to as “Guoguan Theory”) is an academic book focusing on the increase of national wealth, that is, the economic growth and economic development of a country. After the book was published, it not only played a catalytic role in the development of capitalism in Britain, but also played an important role in the capitalist