Abstract: This paper analyzes the view of education from The Wealth of Nation, and points out that the principle of the system of school vouchers, promoted by Milton Friedman, is unsupported by The Wealth of Nation and that 1) no evidence from The Wealth of Nation shows the superiority for the Public or Private Schools, 2) no evidence supports obviously the following ideas: the private schools will be benefited from the system of school vouchers,3) students and their families cannot improve their ability to choose a better school from the system, and 4) the system of school vouchers needs more favorable policies and a good environment to work well.

Key words: TheWealthofNation, schoolvouchers