What Adam Smith knew : moral lessons on capitalism from its greatest champions and fiercest opponents / / edited and introduced by James R. Otteson ; with a foreword by Allan H. Meltzer

• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Encounter Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 174/.4
• Soggetto topico: Capitalism - Moral and ethical aspects; Economics - Moral and ethical aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): OttesonJames R.; MeltzerAllan H.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I Capitalism and Liberty; 1. Second Treatise of Government, 1689 Excerpts from Chapters II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX; 2 The Theory of Moral Sentiments, 1759 Part II, II: Of Justice and Beneficence,excerpts from Chapters 1-3; 3. Social Statics, 1851 Chapter 19: e Right to Ignore the State, 1-6; 4. "What's Wrong with Negative Liberty," 1985; PART II Capitalism and Equality; 5. "Luxury, Commerce, and the Arts," 1754 ; 12. "The Use of Knowledge in Society," 194513. "The Tragedy of the Commons," 1968; 14. Nudge, 2009 Introduction; PART IV Capitalism,Human Motivation,and Virtue; 15. The Fable of the Bees, or Private Vices, Publick Benefits, 1705; 16. "Of Refinement in the Arts," 1741; 17. The Theory of Moral Sentiments, 1759 Part VII, II, Chapter 4:Of Licentious Systems; 18. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 1776 Book II, Chapter 3: Of the Accumulation of Capital,or of Productive and Unproductive Labour; 19. "Free Human Production," 1844 ; 20. Capital, Volume I, 1867 Part I, Chapter 1, 4: e Fetishism of the Commodity and Its Secret 21. "On Doing the Right Thing," 1924; 22. Why Not Socialism? 2009 Coda; Selected Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: What exactly is capitalism, and why do its advocates support it? What are the main objections to capitalism that have been raised by its critics? Are there moral reasons to support capitalism, or to oppose it? In this time of globalization and economic turbulence, these questions could not be more timely or more important.This book provides some answers through seminal readings on the nature, purpose, and effects of capitalism as understood by its most influential expositors, both historical and contemporary. In addition to Adam Smith himself, the selections gathered here include essays and
• Titolo autorizzato: What Adam Smith knew
• ISBN: 1-59403-761-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787028003321
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