Adam Smith's America how a Scottish philosopher became an icon of American capitalism
The unlikely story of how Americans canonized Adam Smith as the patron saint of free markets. Originally published in 1776, Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations was lauded by America’s founders as a landmark work of Enlightenment thinking about national wealth, statecraft, and moral virtue. Today, Smi...
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Princeton ; Oxford
Princeton University Press
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter, Contents, List of Illustrations, Abbreviations, Prologue, Introduction, 1 The Best Book Extant 2 Whence He Is Called Its Founder 3 The Apostle of Free Trade 4 In the Vanguard of the New School 5 Economics Must Be Political Economy 6 Alive and Well and Living in Chicago 7 Turning Smith Back on the Present Epilogue Acknowledgments References Index A NOTE ON THE TYPE