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<!-- generated: provider=openrouter model=arcee-ai/trinity-large-preview:free date=2026-02-19 source=book-1-chapter-08 -->
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# Natural Complement of Riches
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## Definition
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The maximum level of wealth that the nature of a country's laws and institutions permits it to acquire, beyond which further accumulation becomes impossible, as Smith suggests has occurred in China.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 8
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## Context
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Used to explain why some wealthy nations like China can remain stationary with low wages despite their riches.
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## Economic Domain
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General Theory
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