An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The W...

Seiten: 1152, Ausgabe: Facsimile of 1904 ed, Taschenbuch, University of Chicago Press

In addressing the nature and causes of the wealth of nations,Adam Smith made one of the most potent contributions to subsequent ideological history. In the west since the early nineteenth century he has been the patron saint of homo economicus. More recently, successive British governments have invoked his policy recommendations of free trade and laissez-faire to aid their extension of privatization and market effectiveness into areas such as health and education. Smith, however, not only...