Capitalism as a Moral System
Auteur: Spencer J. Pack
Nombre de pages: 199 pages
ISBN: 1852784423, 9781852784423
Edition: E. Elgar
Date de publication: E. Elgar
Description: Àdam Smith is frequently hailed as an early advocate of free enterprise, an enemy of government and a spokesman of the industrial bourgeoisie. In this fascinating book however, Spencer Pack argues that Smith's position on the role of the state in a capitalist society was not so different from that of a modern 20th century liberal (in the American sense of that term). Here is a surprising thesis that will make readers think again not just about Adam Smith but also about capitalism and government intervention under capitalism. This is a book that will appeal to an intelligent layman just as much as to professional economists.'--Mark Blaug, University of London, University of Buckingham, UK and Amsterdam School of Economics, The Netherlands.