work or ideas have been of interest to our policymakers. In planning this issue, we decided that Adam Smith, who many …

This article discusses the intellectual and historic circumstances of Smith´s major work. The principle of the …, capitalistic). When Smith wrote The wealth of nations, economy was no longer a "slave" of politics: regulation rules were already … strictly economic. The "market enigma" that Smith, as a pioneer, is willing to solve, brings with it the very constitution of …

Adam Smith and his context: the Scottish enlightenment This essay argues that Adam Smith´s thought should be …