Adam Smith

Until comparatively recently, Adam Smith was known mainly as the author of "The Wealth of Nations". Modern scholarship and the greater availablity of his other work has thrown new light on Adam Smith suggesting that he was no mere economist but a system builder on a grand scale, and a thinker thoroughly steeped in 18th-century traditions. The breadth and complexity of Adam Smith's thought is reflected in this present volume which surveys the contemporary debate, involving both economists and the wider scholarly community, through some 40 articles published over the last eight years.Blaug, Mark is the author of 'Adam Smith' with ISBN 9781852784744 and ISBN 1852784741.