Adam Smith is well recognized as the forefather of modern economics, but his success can be attributed not only to what he wrote but also to his use of language. This work shows how he engaged creatively in writing about the economy, and analyzes the extent to which he tried to …
This important new book builds on the understanding that Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is best viewed as a cultural document, created within the context of eighteenth century notions of human nature, economy and argument, and that familiarity and rhetoric played a part in its s…
This important new book builds on the understanding that Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is best viewed as a cultural document, created within the context of eighteenth century notions of human nature, economy and argument, and that familiarity and rhetoric played a part in its s…
The Oxford handbook of Adam Smith
Adam Smith (1721-90) is a thinker with a distinctive perspective on human behaviour and social institutions. Yet his work is name-checked more often than it is read and then typically it is of an uninformed nature; that he is an apologist for capitalism a forceful promoter of se…
Adam Smith (1721-90) is a thinker with a distinctive perspective on human behaviour and social institutions. He is best known as the author of the 'An Inquiry into the Nature' and 'Causes of the Wealth of Nations' (1776). Yet his work is name-checked more often than it is read a…
Twenty-eight contributions offer multidisciplinary assessments of all aspects of Adam Smith's work, going beyond his contributions in economics
Twenty-eight contributions offer multidisciplinary assessments of all aspects of Adam Smith's work, going beyond his contributions in economics.
Adam Smith (1721-90) is a thinker with a distinctive perspective on human behaviour and social institutions. He is best known as the author of the 'An Inquiry into the Nature' and 'Causes of the Wealth of Nations' (1776). Yet his work is name-checked more often than it is read a…