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Smith, Adam (economist)
contributions to field of economics
from The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith
Free-Market Economy
Individualism
arguments against slavery
as first economist of classical school
as first modern economist
brief summary of Wealth of Nations
definition of good and evil
development of theory of capital
economic views
friendship with Benjamin Franklin
influence of Smith’s views
influence on Henry Charles Carey
mathematical proof of equilibrium theory
opposition to capital punishment
picture of Adam Smith
quotations
From The Wealth of Nations
Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith made a dramatic advance in economic theory with An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of ...
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