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)
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Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
Economists--Great Britain. Economics--Philosophy. Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.