The afterlife of Adam Smith : the influence, interpretation and misinterpretation of his economic philosophy, 1760s-2010s /
"Smith himself would have been surprised at the near universal acceptance of his theories, especially given changes in the world economy since the 18th century. This book provides a close reading of his work, revealing a complex intellect schooled in the high moral ideals of classical philosoph...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Businessmen become revolutionaries (1764/1777)
- A new republic grapples with old issues (1778/1790)
- The british empire makes war against its offspring (1791/1815)
- Almost free labor (1816/1837)
- Might makes right (1838/1850)
- Northern industry tames southern agriculture (1851/1865)
- More competition, more oppression (1866/1877)
- The great american relocation (1878/1890)
- A clumsy foray into colonialism (1891/1901)
- Trustbuster (1901/1913)
- Anglo-american power shift (1914/1921)
- Ascendant consumerism (1922/1928)
- The implosion of ?laissez-faire (1929/1939)
- An unprecedented middle class (1941/1959)
- Military-industrial complex (1960/1975)
- Tax credit utopia (1976/1988)
- A kinder and gentler corporate mandate (1989/2000)
- Post 9-11
- Summary
- Chapter notes
- Selected bibliography
- Index.