In: Economics
What did Smith mean by the Division of Labor and why did he see it as crucial to explaining the Wealth of Nations? What is the cause of the Division of Labor, for Smith? How does the division of labor increase productivity, in his view? What is the effect on workers? Explain how Smith's work on the division of labor challenges the standard neo-classical account of the economy built on the assumption of constant returns, and how it supports a different argument for free trade than we get from Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage