Kennedy, Gavin (Author)
Palgrave Macmillan
Physical Details: xiv + 287 pp.
Language: English
"Western Europe, stagnant since the fall of Rome, showed signs of economic resurgence in the mid-18th century. Adam Smith was excited by the potential of this new era, and he was inspired to study the changes in Britain's evolving political institutions. This book presetns the authentic Adam Smith and explores his underlying approach and radial thinking, aiming to re-establish his original intentions as articulated in his works and correspondence, which have been distorted by modern interpretations, assumptions and attributions....
...MoreReview Rashid, Salim (2012) Review of "Adam Smith: A Moral Philosopher and His Political Economy". History of Political Economy (pp. 378-380).
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