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

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Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations is regarded by many as the most important text in the history of economics. Jerry Evensky's analysis of this landmark book walks the reader through the five 'Books' of The Wealth of Nations, analyzing Smith's terms and assumptions and how they are developed into statements about economic processes in Book I, his representation of the dynamics of economics systems in Book II, and his empirical case for his model in Book III. With that framework in place, Evensky examines Smith's critique of alternative models, mercantilism and physiocracy, in Book IV, and Smith's presentation of the policy implications of his analysis presented in Book V. This guide highlights the nexus of Smith's economics and his work on ethics and jurisprudence, and in doing so Evensky sets his examination of The Wealth of Nations into a larger, holistic analysis of Smith's moral philosophy.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Advance praise: 'Amid the vast interpretive literature on Adam Smith's great book there has never been a book-length reader's guide until now. Chapter by chapter, Jerry Evensky, a noted Smith specialist, gently leads the reader through the entirety of Smith's book. By focusing on the institutional and evolutionary background of the work, Evensky carefully weaves together the ethical, legal, and economic facets of Smith's massive inquiry into the human condition without getting bogged down in sticky points of interpretation. While aimed at his fellow scholars, the book is appropriate for, and deserves, a wide readership among the general public. Smith's wisdom is as relevant today as it was when he was alive.' Jeffrey T. Young, St Lawrence University

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'A straightforward and lively commentary that will introduce people to many central themes of Adam Smith's great book.' Sam Fleischacker, University of Illinois, Chicago

Product details

Authors Jerry Evensky, Jerry (Syracuse University Evensky
Publisher Cambridge University Press Academic
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.12.2015
 
EAN 9781107653764
ISBN 978-1-107-65376-4
Dimensions 154 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics

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