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The Essential Adam Smith

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Few writings are more often cited as a cornerstone of modern economic thought than those of Adam Smith. Few are less read. The sheer strength of his great work, The Wealth of Nations , discourages many from attempting to explore its rich and lucid arguments. In this brilliantly crafted volume, one of the most eminent economists of our day provides a generous selection from the entire body of Smith's work, ranging from his fascinating psychological observations on human nature to his famous treatise on what Smith called a "society of natural liberty," The Wealth of Nations . Among the works represented in this volume in addition to The Wealth of Nations are The History of Astronomy , Lectures on Jurisprudence , The Theory of Moral Sentiments , and Smith's correspondence with David Hume. Before each of Smith's writings Robert Heilbroner presents a clear and lively discussion that will interest the scholar as much [...]as it will clarify the...

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Year:

2022

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company;Crane Library City: Vancouver;BC

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

0393242609

ISBN 13:

9780393242607