Adam Smith : father of economics /
Norman, Jesse,
Adam Smith : father of economics / Jesse Norman. - First Edition. - xvi, 408 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-391) and index.
Life -- Kirkcaldy boy, 1723-1746 -- "The most useful, happiest and most honourable period of my life", 1746-1759 -- Enlightened interlude, 1760-1773 -- "You are surely to reign alone on these subjects", 1773-1776 -- Working to the end, 1776-1790 -- Thought -- Reputation, fact and myth -- Smith's economics -- Adam Smith and markets -- Impact -- Capitalism and its discontents -- The moral basis of commercial society -- Conclusion: Why it matters -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780465061976 (hardcover)
2018015933
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
Economists--Great Britain.
Economics--Philosophy.
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
HB103.S6 / N67 2018
330.15/3092 B
Adam Smith : father of economics / Jesse Norman. - First Edition. - xvi, 408 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-391) and index.
Life -- Kirkcaldy boy, 1723-1746 -- "The most useful, happiest and most honourable period of my life", 1746-1759 -- Enlightened interlude, 1760-1773 -- "You are surely to reign alone on these subjects", 1773-1776 -- Working to the end, 1776-1790 -- Thought -- Reputation, fact and myth -- Smith's economics -- Adam Smith and markets -- Impact -- Capitalism and its discontents -- The moral basis of commercial society -- Conclusion: Why it matters -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780465061976 (hardcover)
2018015933
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
Economists--Great Britain.
Economics--Philosophy.
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.
HB103.S6 / N67 2018
330.15/3092 B