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This paper puts John Maynard Keynes' "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" into its historical context … background to the General Theory, looks at the influence of other economists of the period on the evolution of Keynes' thought …
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’s published works. A photograph provides a touchstone to discuss: (1) the Language essay, (2) the full title of The Theory of …
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. This paper outlines the elements of understanding Smith's theory of jurisprudence, and introduces the theory developed in …
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This article restates the essential link existing between Malthus' theory of prices and distribution, and his theory of … effective demand. The first part of the article deals with his theory of prices and distribution, and shows that, although his … contribution to this field has been largely underrated, he provided one of the most rigorous formulations of the theory of natural …
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This article explores why Smith's work is a turning point in the history of economic thought. The constitution of an economic discourse and the delimitation of the economy sphere are attributed to: i) the specific nature of Smith's moral philosophy; ii) his way of conceiving economic action as...
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The 1790 edition of Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments presents significant changes from the 1759 edition. In the …. The apparent contrast between the two editions of Theory of Moral Sentiments can therefore be interpreted as only apparent …
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In the field of business ethics, Adam Smith has generally been viewed with a measure of suspicion. Smith's famous invocation of the invisible hand - according to which self-interest promotes the greater good - has generally been seen as a fundamental challenge to a discipline committed to the...
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On regular issues of policy reform—presupposing a stable integrated polity— Hume, Smith, and Burke were liberal in the original political meaning of “liberal.” Thus, on policy reform, although they accorded the status quo a certain presumption (as any reasonable person must), the more...
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positive theory of ethics in the sense that it is not about what is intrinsically good or just as it is about the way in which …
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