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# Separation of Trades
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## Definition
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The process by which distinct occupations emerge as separate specialisations,
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each performed by dedicated practitioners rather than by a single person who
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performs all tasks. Smith presents the separation of trades as both a
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consequence and an indicator of the division of labour, noting that it
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advances furthest in the most industrious and improved countries.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 1: "Of the Division of Labour"
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## Context
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Smith transitions from the pin-factory example to the economy-wide observation
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that in improved societies, "the farmer is generally nothing but a farmer; the
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manufacturer, nothing but a manufacturer." He contrasts manufacturing, where
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trades separate extensively, with agriculture, where seasonal demands prevent
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full separation.
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## Economic Domain
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Production
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## Smith's Original Wording
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"The separation of different trades and employments from one another, seems to
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have taken place in consequence of this advantage."
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