Böcker i Routledge Library Editions: Adam Smith-serien

Offers a presentation of Adam Smith against his background of time and place, eighteenth century Britain on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.

Presents an interdiciplinary study of the thoughts of Adam Smith, showing it particular how the link between economic basis and social superstructure was central to his work.

Presents an exposition of Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments and offers an appreciation of Smith's conception of scientific method as applied to the study of social phenomena.

The conventional received opinion of Adam Smith as an isolated figure, the founder of 'modern' economics, is thoroughly mistaken and misleading. This title argues that by placing Smith's work in its historical context, we discover profound continuities between Smith's work and that of his predecessors, and his contemporaries.

Deals with the life and work of Adam Smith, the founding father of modern economics and pioneer of free markets. This collection considers Smith's scientific approach to the study of morality and the sociological foundation of his economic theory, offering insights into his life and the context of the society in which he lived.