Editing Division of labour (section)

=== Bernard de Mandeville ===
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[[Bernard Mandeville|Bernard de Mandeville]] discussed the matter in the second volume of ''[[The Fable of the Bees]]'' (1714). This elaborates many matters raised by the original poem about a 'Grumbling Hive'. He says:
{{blockquote|But if one will wholly apply himself to the making of Bows and Arrows, whilst another provides Food, a third builds Huts, a fourth makes Garments, and a fifth Utensils, they not only become useful to one another, but the Callings and Employments themselves will in the same Number of Years receive much greater Improvements, than if all had been promiscuously followed by every one of the Five.}}