Adam Smith
The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) was as a pioneer of political economy. In fact, his economic thought became the foundation of classical economics and his key work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, is considered to be the first modern work in economics. For Smith, a free competition environment was the best way to foster economic development that would work in accordance with natural laws. The framework he set up to explain the free market remains t…
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The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) was as a pioneer of political economy. In fact, his economic thought became the foundation of classical economics and his key work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, is considered to be the first modern work in economics. For Smith, a free competition environment was the best way to foster economic development that would work in accordance with natural laws. The framework he set up to explain the free market remains true to this day.
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- Publication Date:2011.
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- Publisher(s):Continuum
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
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- Description:xiv, 179 pages ; : 23 cm.
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- ISBN:9780826429834, 0826429831, 9781441104403, 1441104402
- oclc:ocn212847268
- LC Classification:HB103.S6
- Dewey Decimal:330.15/3082
Table of Contents
Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Part I: Biography; Chapter 1 Adam Smith's Life and Works; Part II: Ideas; Chapter 2 Smith's Philosophical Program: Two Early Essays; Chapter 3 Smith's Genealogy of Morality; Chapter 4 The Impartial Spectator and Moral Objectivity; Chapter 5 Political Economy in The Theory of Moral Sentiments; Chapter 6 Political Economy in The Wealth of Nations; Chapter 7 Resolving the "Adam Smith Problem"; Part III: Enduring Significance; Chapter 8 What Smith Got Wrong; Chapter 9 What Smith Got Right.
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