Counter to the popular impression that Adam Smith was a champion of selfishness and greed, Jerry Muller shows that the Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations maintained that markets served to promote the well-being of the populace and that government must intervene to counteract the negative effects of the pursuit of self-interest. Smith's analysis went beyond economics to embrace a larger "civilizing project" designed to create a more decent society.
| ISBN-13: | 9780691001616 |
| ISBN-10: | 0691001618 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Publication date: | 1995-07-23 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.9369646135 Pounds, Width: 0.72 Inches |
| Author: | Jerry Z. Muller |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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