Adam Smith's economics : its place in the development of economic thought / Maurice Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Maurice., author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Adam Smith.

Routledge library editions.Adam Smith ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.

Economics--Methodology--History.

Dialectical materialism--History.

Economics--Scotland--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The conventional received opinion of Adam Smith as an isolated figure, the founder of 'modern' economics, is thoroughly mistaken and misleading. This is the central premise of this book, first published in 1988, in which the author argues that by placing Smith's work in its historical context, we discover profound continuities between Smith's work and that of his predecessors, and his contemporaries. The effect is to re-orientate our perception of Smith and his achievement. No longer the single-handed champion of free markets and competition whose work revolutionised and completely redirect

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Author Note; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodological Approach; 3. Smith's Epistemology: Meaning, Context and the Nature of Science; 4. Metascientific Perspectives: The Individual and Society; 5. Specialisation and Social Change: The Division of Labour; 6. Riot, Debauchery and the Science of a Legislator; 7. Purposive Action and Unintended Consequences; 8. Economic Concepts and Historical Dynamics; 9. Conclusion; Index

Notes:

"First published in 1988."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-415-52143-2

1-135-17494-6

0-203-09274-0

1-135-17495-4

OCLC:

855503992