Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations

Couverture
Stephen Copley, Kathryn Sutherland
Manchester University Press, 4 juin 2024 - 224 pages

First published in 1776, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is much more than just a handbook on the principles of free-market economics; it is a founding text for the organisation of Western society in its broadest sense.

In order to understand the impact of Smith's text across the academic disciplines, this volume brings together leading scholars from fields of economics, politics, history, sociology and literature. Each essay offers a different reading of Wealth of Nations and its legacy.

Contributors consider the historical context in which Wealth of Nations was written, its reception and its profound impact on contemporary concepts of market liberalism, on education, on gender relations and on environmental debates. The volume also offers deconstructive analyses of the text and a feminist critique of Smith's construction of the economy.

This volume will be the ideal companion to Smith's work for all students of literature, politics and economic history.

 

Table des matières

reading the Wealth of Nations
1
how Adam Smith became a free trade ideologue
23
3 Adam Smith and the free market
45
education as a public service
70
women and the Wealth of Nations
97
how Smith understands historical progress and societal values
122
7 Adam Smith and the limits to growth
144
Wealth of Nations and the scene of writing
171
Notes on contributors
195
Select bibliography
197
Index
201
Droits d'auteur

Autres éditions - Tout afficher

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: A Reader's Guide
Jerry Evensky
Aperçu limité - 2015
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: New Interdisciplinary Essays
Adam Smith,Kathryn Sutherland
Aperçu limité - 1995
Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: New Interdisciplinary Essays
Adam Smith,Stephen Copley
Affichage d'extraits - 1995
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À propos de l'auteur (2024)

Stephen Copley taught English at the University of York

Kathryn Sutherland is Professorial Fellow in English at St Anne's College, University of Oxford

Informations bibliographiques

TitreAdam Smith's Wealth of Nations
RédacteursStephen Copley, Kathryn Sutherland
Éditionréimprimée
ÉditeurManchester University Press, 2024
ISBN1526184176, 9781526184177
Longueur224 pages
  
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