Adam Smith : father of economics / Jesse Norman.
By: Norman, Jesse [author.].
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, ©2018Edition: First Edition.Description: xvi, 408 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780465061976 (hardcover).Subject(s): Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 | Economists -- Great Britain | Economics -- Philosophy | Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspectsGenre/Form: Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | HB103.S6 N67 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000015084 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-391) and index.
Life -- Kirkcaldy boy, 1723-1746 -- "The most useful, happiest and most honourable period of my life", 1746-1759 -- Enlightened interlude, 1760-1773 -- "You are surely to reign alone on these subjects", 1773-1776 -- Working to the end, 1776-1790 -- Thought -- Reputation, fact and myth -- Smith's economics -- Adam Smith and markets -- Impact -- Capitalism and its discontents -- The moral basis of commercial society -- Conclusion: Why it matters -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.