Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations - A Reader's Guide

Jerry Evensky's analysis walks the reader through The Wealth of Nations, highlighting the work's relationship to Smith's larger moral philosophy.

List of contents

Prologue; 1. Adam Smith's moral philosophical vision: the context of his economic analysis; 2. An inquiry: Book I; 3. An inquiry: Books II and III; 4. An inquiry: Book IV; 5. An inquiry: Book V; Epilogue: Adam Smith and laissez-faire.

About the author

Jerry Evensky is Professor of Economics and Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at Syracuse University. He has published widely on Adam Smith's work including in History of Political Economy, the Journal of the History of Economic Thought, the Scottish Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Economic Perspectives, the Southern Economic Journal, the American Journal of Economics and Sociology, and the Review of Social Economy. He co-edited, with Robin Malloy, Adam Smith and the Philosophy of Law and Economics (1994). His book, Adam Smith's Moral Philosophy: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective on Markets, Law, Ethics, and Culture, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2005.

Summary

Jerry Evensky's analysis of Adam Smith's landmark book, The Wealth of Nations, walks the reader through the principal concepts and arguments in each of the book's five sections. Evensky highlights its relationship to Smith's work on ethics and jurisprudence, offering a holistic perspective on Smith's larger moral philosophical vision.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Evensky
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781107043374
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04337-4
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; History of Ideas, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Economic history, Political Economy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy