Mit seinem wegweisenden Hauptwerk 'Wohlstand der Nationen' legte der schottische Moralphilosoph und Wirtschaftstheoretiker Adam Smith (1723-1790) das Fundament für die moderne Nationalökonomie. Im festen Vertrauen auf eine sich selbst...
In order to understand the impact of Smithâs 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...
Imagine that this stranger goes upstairs halfway through the dinner party and locks himself in one of your bedrooms and won't come out. Imagine you can't move him for days, weeks, months. If ever. This is what Miles does, in a chi-chi house in...
Adam Smith revolutionized economic theory with his 1776 work An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. He proposed rules governing labor, supply, and demand; and describes division of labor, stockpiling of wealth, lending, and intere...
Written by Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" provides much of the foundation for the ideas in his later works, most notably in "The Wealth of Nations." Through this initial text,...
Written in 1759 by Scottish philosopher and political economist Adam Smith, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" provides much of the foundation for the ideas in his later works, most notably in "The Wealth of Nations." Through this initial...
Small Talk.. avoids the temptation of a full-blown âMy Life and Timesâ type of autobiography and presents instead a recreation of childhood years in Oxford before the First World War - a childâs-eye...
A collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of "The Accidental" which will whet the appetite for her forthcoming new novel, "There But For The". 'A bold and brilliant collection of stories by a writer unafraid to give...
Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, "The...