{"product_id":"norman-jesse-adam-smith-father-of-economics-2018","title":"NORMAN, Jesse - Adam Smith: Father of Economics (2018)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York: Basic Books, 2018. First edition, September 2018. Hardcover in dust jacket. ISBN 978-0-465-06197-6.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA modern intellectual biography of Adam Smith, placing his economic thought within the wider moral, political and philosophical framework of the Scottish Enlightenment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorman argues against reducing Smith to a simple advocate of laissez-faire or self-interest, drawing together The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments to present him as a thinker concerned with markets, institutions, morality, culture and the conditions of a flourishing commercial society. The book also traces Smith’s influence on later economics and political thought, making it a useful introduction to both Smith himself and the development of modern political economy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher’s quarter-bound boards, with dark spine lettered in green, in the original green and white dust jacket. Book in near-fine condition, with only light handling wear. Dust jacket very good to near fine, with minor creasing and rubbing at the spine ends and upper edge. Binding square and firm; contents clean and bright.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA clean first-edition copy in the original dust jacket, suitable for readers of Adam Smith, intellectual history and the history of economic thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562827059252,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/31E62559-819D-4F79-807A-123EB66AB823_1_201_a.jpg?v=1790504187","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/norman-jesse-adam-smith-father-of-economics-2018","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}