Adam Smith, radical and egalitarian : an interpretation for the twenty-first century / Iain McLean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLean, Iain.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Philosophy.

Economics.

Enlightenment--Scotland.

Enlightenment.

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790--Influence.

Smith, Adam.

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790. Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790. Theory of moral sentiments.

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790. Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations--Selections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aims to show that Adam Smith (1723-90), the author of "The Wealth of Nations", was not the promoter of ruthless laissez-faire capitalism that is frequently depicted. Smith's "right-wing" reputation was sealed after his death when it was not safe to claim that an author may have influenced the French revolutionaries.

Contents:

COVER; Contents; Foreword by Rt Hon. Gordon Brown; A Note on Citations; Preface: A Scotsman Looks at the World; 1 The Life of an Absent-minded Professor; 2 A Weak State and a Weak Church; 3 A Non-religious Grounding of Morals: Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment; 4 Merriment and Diversion: Smith on Public Finance and Public Choice; 5 The Invisible Hand and the Helping Hand; 6 The French and American Smiths; 7 Adam Smith Today; Appendix; Notes on Further Reading; References; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-165) and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-7211-7

1-280-53844-9

9786610538447

0-7486-2705-7

OCLC:

123894064