Wealth of Nations

Informationen zum Autor By Adam Smith Klappentext Political economy had been studied long before Adam Smith. But Wealth of Nations (1776) established it for the first time as a separate science. Smith based his arguments on vast historical knowledge, and developed his principles with remarkable clarity. What set this work apart was its statement of the doctrine of natural liberty. Smith believed that "man's self-interest is God's providence" - that if government abstained from interfering with free competition, the invisible hand of capitalism would emerge from the competing claims of individual self-interest. Industrial problems would be resolved and maximum efficiency reached. After more than two centuries, Smith's work still stands as the best statement and defense of the fundamental principles of capitalism. Zusammenfassung Argues that 'man's self-interest is God's providence' - that if government abstained from interfering with free competition! the hand of capitalism would emerge from the competing claims of individual self-interest. This book offers a statement and defence of the fundamental principles of capitalism.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Adam Smith
• Edition: Prometheus Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.12.1991
• EAN: 9780879757052
• ISBN: 978-0-87975-705-2
• Pages: 594
• Thèmes: Great Minds Series; Great Minds; Great Minds Series; Great Minds
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Politique; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Political Science, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Economic theory and philosophy, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies and movements