Refer to the passage. The economic ideology expressed in the passage,
combined with the industrialization of the early 19th
century, most influenced society in which of the
following ways?
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the
brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from
their regard to their own interest. We address
ourselves not to their humanity, but to their self-love,
and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of
their advantages Nobody but a beggar chooses to
depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-
citizens. Even a beggar does not depend upon it
entirely
Excerpt from An Inquùy into the Nature and Causes of
me Wealth of Nations, an economic treatise written by
Adam Smith in 1776
The working class achieved new levels of social
mobility
O Wealth became increasingly accumulated by a
small, elite class.
The middle class began to erode as more people
began to work in factories.
O Political equality increased as members of all social
classes became wealthier.