Adam Smith—A Primer (IEA Occasional Papers)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0255366086 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Since 1776? Worth Waiting For." according to S. J. Masty. This is the finest, clearest, most concise, least politically-loaded, most readable and welcome biography of Adam Smith ever written, and every economist I know has concurred. The author portrays Smith not as some right-wing bully-boy or libertarian ideologue or proto Social Darwinian, but as the world's first beha. "A Wonderful Short Introduction to Adam Smith" according to P. Johnson. Hands down the best introduction to Adam Smith. Short, fair, balanced. Gives due weight to all his work. What I especially love is the degree to which he is demonstrated to be a modern thinker - i.e. as the previous reviewer pointed out, he anticipated behavioral economics by 200 years. He blended psychology and po
In Adam Smith: A Primer, Eamonn Butler provides an authoritative introduction to the life and work of this founder of economics. Butler therefore provides a comprehensive, but concise, overview of Adam Smith's intellectual achievements. Indeed, with poor governance, protectionism and social engineering still commonplace, Smith's arguments are still highly relevant to policymakers today.. While earlier writers may have studied economic matters, it is clear that the scope of Smith's enquiries was remarkable. The author examines not only The Wealth of Nations, with its insights on trade and the division of labor, but also Smith's less well-known works, such as The Theory of Moral Sentiments, his lectures
He is the author of Adam Smith’s Lost Legacy and Adam Smith: A Moral Philosopher and His Political Economy.Craig Smith is a former British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the department of politics at the University of Glasgow and is currently lecturer in the department of moral philosophy at the Univers
He is the author of Ludwig von Mises—A Primer and Public Choice—A Primer.Alan Peacock is an economist who has taught at the University of St Andrews; the London School of Economics; the University of Edinburgh's School of Economics; the University of York, where he founded the department of economics, and the University of Buckingham, of which he was the vice-chancellor from 1980 to 1984. Gavin Kennedy is emeritus professor, Heriot-Watt University, with 33 years of teaching experience in economics, defense economics, public finance, and business negotiation. He is a former chief economic adviser to the Department of Trade and Industry of the United Kingdom and a cofounder and the first executive director of the David Hume Institute. He is the author of Adam Smith’s Lost Legacy and Adam Smith: