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On Adam Smith's Ambiguities on Value and Wealth

Meacci, Ferdinando - In: History of Political Economy 44 (2012) 4, pp. 663-689

David Ricardo’s criticisms of Adam Smith on value and wealth have been rather ignored in the recent revival of … Ricardian economics. This essay intends to fill the gap by revisiting Smith’s link between value and wealth in the light of … section is to dissolve Smith’s terminological inaccuracies or contradictions on the issue of value and wealth. This is done by …

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Uses and Abuses of Adam Smith

Sen, Amartya - In: History of Political Economy 43 (2011) 2, pp. 257-271

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Adam Smith’s “Optimistic Deism,” the Invisible Hand of Providence, and the Unhappiness of Nations

Peach, Terry - In: History of Political Economy 46 (2014) 1, pp. 55-83

This article questions Adam Smith’s commitment to the notion of a beneficent Deity, or “all-perfect Being,” whose purpose is to promote the “real happiness” of humankind. It is argued that Smith conceals his true position in The Theory of Moral Sentiments by emphasizing the deceptive...

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