Adam Smith in His Time and Ours: Designing the Decent Society

by Muller, Jerry Z.
ISBN: 9780691001616
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Overview

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.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Muller, Jerry Z.
  • ISBN: 9780691001616
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.12 x 0.74
  • Number Of Pages: 263
  • Publication Year: 1995