Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: New Interdisciplinary Essays
- ISBN-10
- 0719039436
- ISBN-13
- 9780719039430
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 205
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Authors
- Adam Smith, Kathryn Sutherland
Description
In order to understand the impact of Smith's 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 of Wealth of Nations and its legacy.
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