The course (On the Natural Progress of Opulence) is addressed to the first year master students of Economics The focus of the text is to discuss the issue of the trade exchanges between the town and the country. According to the author, the dynamic capability of the exchange occurred between the inhabitants of the diverse locations of the country affects positively the threshold of opulence.

The students are required to:

1. Read carefully the text and use the dictionary to understand the hard concepts.

2.  Answer the following questions:

Ø  What does it mean by the opulence in the text?

Ø  How can the trade between the town and the country affects the opulence level?

Ø  According to you, is the trade a good and a sufficient wealth component ?

Good Luck

Dr. Mostéfaoui Sofiane

University of Ahmed Draia – Adrar – Algeria