Adam Smith, radical and egalitarian : an interpretation for the twenty-first century /

Aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of "The Wealth of Nations", was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is frequently depicted. Smith's "right-wing" reputation was sealed after his death when it was not safe to claim that an author may h...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McLean, Iain
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790 > Influence.
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790. > Wealth of nations.
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790. > Theory of moral sentiments.
Smith, Adam, > 1723-1790
Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations (Smith, Adam)
Theory of moral sentiments (Smith, Adam)
Economics > Philosophy.
Enlightenment > Scotland.
Économie politique > Philosophie.
Siècle des Lumières > Écosse.
Economics > Philosophy
Enlightenment
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Scotland
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COVER; Contents; Foreword by Rt Hon. Gordon Brown; A Note on Citations; Preface: A Scotsman Looks at the World; 1 The Life of an Absent-minded Professor; 2 A Weak State and a Weak Church; 3 A Non-religious Grounding of Morals: Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment; 4 Merriment and Diversion: Smith on Public Finance and Public Choice; 5 The Invisible Hand and the Helping Hand; 6 The French and American Smiths; 7 Adam Smith Today; Appendix; Notes on Further Reading; References; Index

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