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What Adam Smith Knew
James R. . Ed(S): Otteson
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Paperback. Editor(s): Otteson, James R. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
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 excerpts by thinkers ranging from ... Read more
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 excerpts by thinkers ranging from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
290
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594037603
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V9781594037603
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About James R. . Ed(S): Otteson
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 ... Read more
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