Adam Smith in His Time and Ours

Adam Smith in His Time and Ours Designing the Decent Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

Counter to the popular impression that Adam Smith was a champion of selfishness and greed, Jerry Muller shows that the Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations maintained that markets served to promote the well-being of the populace and that government must intervene to counteract the negative effects of the pursuit of self-interest. Smith's analysis went beyond economics to embrace a larger "civilizing project" designed to create a more decent society.

Book information

ISBN: 9780691001616
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Pub date:
Edition: New Edition
DEWEY: 330.153
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 498g
Height: 231mm
Width: 154mm
Spine width: 19mm