What Adam Smith Knew

Name: What Adam Smith Knew
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Moral Lessons on Capitalism from Its Greatest Champions and Fiercest Opponents

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What Adam Smith Knew explores the nature, purpose, and effects of capitalism through a curated selection of seminal historical and contemporary writings. It delves into fundamental questions about what capitalism truly is, the reasons its proponents support it, and the main criticisms it faces. This anthology invites readers to critically consider the moral arguments both for and against capitalism in the context of today's globalised and economically volatile world.
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This collection is ideal for readers interested in economics, philosophy, and ethics—particularly those seeking to form a well-informed perspective on the relationship between markets and morality.

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What Adam Smith Knew explores fundamental questions about capitalism: What exactly is capitalism, and why do its advocates support it? What are the central objections raised to capitalism? Are there moral reasons to support capitalism, or to oppose it?

This book contains excerpts from seminal historical and contemporary readings that examine the nature, purpose, and effects of capitalism, presented by the most important expositors themselves.

In this time of globalisation and economic turbulence, these questions could not be more timely, or important. If you want to develop an informed judgment about whether markets and morality mix, start here.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781594037603

Publisher: Encounter Books,USA

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 December 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Encounter Books,USA

Illustration: Illustrations

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Edited by James R. Otteson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 290

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Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment Non-Fiction

About the Author

James R. Otteson is the executive director of the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism, and teaching professor of political economy at Wake Forest University. He received his B.A. from Notre Dame and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. His published works include Adam Smith's Marketplace of Life (Cambridge, 2002) and Actual Ethics (Cambridge, 2006), the latter of which won the 2007 Templeton Enterprise Award. His most recent book is Adam Smith (Bloomsbury, 2013). His next book, The End of Socialism, will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2014.