Adam Smith
Subtitle: father of economics
By: Jesse Norman
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780465061976
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Philosophy; Economists; Economics; Capitalism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Life; title: Kirkcaldy boy, 1723-1746; title: "The most useful, happiest and most honourable period of my life", 1746-1759; title: Enlightened interlude, 1760-1773; title: "You are surely to reign alone on these subjects", 1773-1776; title: Working to the end, 1776-1790; title: Thought; title: Reputation, fact and myth; title: Smith's economics; title: Adam Smith and markets; title: Impact; title: Capitalism and its discontents; title: The moral basis of commercial society; title: Conclusion: Why it matters; title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.