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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
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Paperback. States that no book has done more to instruct, enlighten, and inform conservatives about economics than Adam Smith's undisputed classic. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
This thoughtful new abridgment is enriched by the brilliant commentary which accompanies it. In it, Laurence Dickey argues that the Wealth of Nations contains--and conceals--a great deal of how Smith actually thought a commercial society works. Guided by his conviction that the so-called Adam Smith Problem--the relationship between ethics and economics in Smith's thinking--is a core element in the argument of the work itself, Dickey's commentary focuses on the devices Smith uses to ground his economics in broadly ethical and social categories. An unparalleled guide to an often difficult and perplexing work.
This thoughtful new abridgment is enriched by the brilliant commentary which accompanies it. In it, Laurence Dickey argues that the Wealth of Nations contains--and conceals--a great deal of how Smith actually thought a commercial society works. Guided by his conviction that the so-called Adam Smith Problem--the relationship between ethics and economics in Smith's thinking--is a core element in the argument of the work itself, Dickey's commentary focuses on the devices Smith uses to ground his economics in broadly ethical and social categories. An unparalleled guide to an often difficult and perplexing work.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872202047
SKU
V9780872202047
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About Adam Smith
Adam Smith was born in a small village in Kirkcaldy, Scotland in 1723. He entered the University of Glasgow at age fourteen, and later attended Balliol College at Oxford. After lecturing for a period, he held several teaching positions at Glasgow University. His greatest achievement was writing The Wealth of Nations (1776), a five-book series that sought to expose the ... Read more
Reviews for An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Has all the basic chapters for the illustration of all the various (and contradictory) points anyone might want to make about the text. Dickey's own texts are invaluable. The introductions to the chapters are essential to make clear to students where they fit in the overall argument of the book. The appendices, though clearly the expression of the author's own ... Read more