# Sir Josiah Child — The Wealth of Nations character guide

> Sir Josiah Child in The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Josiah Child, Child

**First appearance:** 0048-ii-of-restraints-upon-the-importation-from-foreign-countries-of-such-goods-as-can-be-produced-at-home

## Who they are

Merchant and writer on trade cited by Smith.

## Relationships

### [The Chinese](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/characters/the_chinese)

_professional_

Sir Josiah Child and the Chinese have interactions in trade and economic discourse.

## In the story

### [Of the Public Works and Institutions Which Are Necessary for Facilitating Particular Branches of Commerce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/of-the-public-works-and-institutions-which-are-necessary-for-facilitating-particular-branches-of-commerce)

Quoted on the difference between regulated and joint stock companies regarding the maintenance of forts and garrisons.

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