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Lessons from the global financial crisis : the relevance of Adam Smith on morality and free markets /
Adam Smith was an advocate of the free market; however his first and widely-acclaimed work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, was on ethics. While commentators tend to review this work in isolation from his writing on political economy, Richard Morganargues that although The Wealth of Nations is conce...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lanham, MD. :
Taylor Trade Publishing,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st Taylor Trade ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Smith's Life and Career; The Philosopher Economist; Smith and Social Cohesion; Moral Judgments; How Living Standards Are Improved; Smith and Self Interest; The Importance of Benevolence; Self Interest Does Not Mean Selfish; Self Interest, Saving, Investment and Prosperity; Self Interest and the Banking Sector; Smith, the Critic of Exploitation; The Proponent of a Well Governed Society; The Threat of Government Intervention; Conclusion; Addendum: Diagram of Key Factors Identified by Adam Smith; References; About the Author.