《国富论》(英语:The Wealth of Nations)全名为《国民财富的性质和原因的研究》(An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations),是苏格兰经济学家暨哲学家亚当·史密斯的一本经济学专著,其首份中文译本是来自翻译家严复的《原富》。
Glossary of Terms: In. Marxist Internet Archive. [2024-09-10] –通过Encyclopedia of Marxism (英语). It is frequently said that Adam Smith used the invisible hand metaphor in reference to how the market price was determined, but this is a later interpretation of the concept which does not reflect Adam Smith’s view of market price. For Adam Smith the natural price was determined external to the market in the labour process, and the market superimposed fluctuations as a result of imbalances in supply and demand: '... market price will be liable to great fluctuations, will sometimes fall a good deal below, and sometimes rise a good deal above their natural price. In the other species of industry, the produce of equal quantities of labour being always the same, or very nearly the same, it can be more exactly suited to the effectual demand. While that demand continues the same, therefore, the market price of the commodities is likely to do so too, and to be either altogether, or as nearly as can be judged of, the same with the natural price. ... '