LEADER 04835nam 2200481Ia 450 001 9910792867403321 005 20200520144314.0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001133976 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC435814 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3117766 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL435814 035 $a(OCoLC)425912089 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3117766 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr2004665 035 $a(OCoLC)842259862 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001133976 100 $a19880817e20011881 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAdam Smith$b[electronic resource] /$fJames Anson Farrer 210 $aKitchener, Ont. $cBatoche$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (302 pages) 225 1 $aGreat Thinkers in Economics 300 $aNotes : 109-110. 300 $aOriginally published : [S.l.] : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1881 (English philosophers). 327 $aCover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Table -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- General Introduction: Why Adam Smith? -- What is Wealth of Nations about? -- Smith's history of Western Europe -- Wealth of Nations -- The shrinking frontier -- 1 'sufficient proofs of his fitness' -- Introduction -- Adam Smith, senior -- Margaret Douglas Smith -- Adam Smith's education -- After Oxford -- A professor is chosen -- Did Smith block Hume? -- 2 'in the first ages of society' -- Introduction -- Stewart on Smith's common theme -- Smith's 'market model' -- Market or exchange model? -- Early foray into his method -- Long struggle against superstition -- Wonder, surprise and admiration -- Marketplace for morality -- Exchange and jurisprudence -- 3 'so weak and imperfect a creature as man' -- Introduction -- The looking-glass -- The impartial spectator -- Harmonising influences -- Hobbesian nightmares? -- 4 'in the beginning all the world was America' -- Introduction -- 'in the beginning all the world was America' -- The four ages of mankind -- Smith's island story -- Evolution of justice -- Justice and defence of the 'rich' -- 5 'general principles of law and government' -- Introduction -- The interregnum and the fall of the Rome -- The decline of feudalism -- Constitutional liberty -- Why Smith did not complete his third book? -- 6 'a certain propensity in human nature' -- Wealth creation -- The division of labour -- Extent of the market -- Exchange -- Traded bargains -- Bargaining exchanges -- 7 'had the original state of things continued' -- Introduction -- Value in a primitive society -- Signs of muddle -- 'Had this state continued' -- Constancy of the subsistence theory of labour -- Exchangeable value in advanced societies -- 8 'thus at last the age of commerce arises' -- Introduction -- Natural and market prices -- Wages -- Imperfect markets. 327 $a9 'setting to work industrious people' -- Introduction -- Accumulation of changes -- Elements of commercial society -- Origins of capital stock -- Forms of capital stock -- Money as capital -- Malign consequences of self-interest -- 10 'increasing the fund for productive hands' -- Introduction -- Lowe's 'Smithian' growth -- Constituent elements of pure Smithian growth -- Necessary conditions for growth? -- Productive and unproductive labour -- Growth trajectories -- 11 'a very violent attack' -- Introduction -- Mercantile policies -- Restraints on imports -- Extraordinary import restraints -- Mercantile political economy and colonies -- Chartered trading companies -- Colonial trade and capital distortions -- 12 'an invisible hand' -- Introduction -- The invisible hand in the 'History of Astronomy' -- Moral Sentiments and the invisible hand -- The invisible hand in Wealth of Nations -- Absence of 'invisible hands' -- 13 'peace, easy taxes, and justice' -- Introduction -- First duty of government -- Second duty of government -- Third duty of government -- Education and health -- Public revenues -- Government failure -- Public debts -- 14 Adam Smith's Legacy -- Introduction -- The end of laissez-faire -- What about the poor? -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aThis book presents the authentic Adam Smith and explores his underlying approach and radical thinking, aiming to re-establish his original intentions. The book provides a crucial reminder of how relevant Adam Smith was in his own time, and how relevant he remains as we experience the worldwide spread of opulence today. 410 0$aGreat Thinkers in Economics 606 $aEthics 615 0$aEthics. 676 $a170/.92/4 700 $aFarrer$b James Anson$f1849-1925.$0222066 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792867403321 996 $aAdam Smith$93793899 997 $aUNINA