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Who's Afraid of Adam Smith?: How the Market Got Its Soul
Who's Afraid of Adam Smith?: How the Market Got Its Soul
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Peter Dougherty does the near-impossible in this brilliant book . . . he] makes economics engaging and accessible. --Professor Larry J. Sabato, University of Virginia
In this spirited and timely book, Peter Dougherty shows how economists are drawing on Adam Smith's civic writings to illuminate how the market creates not only fiscal capital, but social capital. Dougherty demonstrates how Smith's ideas are currently experiencing a renaissance. He then explores several impressive initiatives to demonstrate what today's theoretical and practicing economists are accomplishing in the spirit of Adam Smith's moral sentiments: the institutional reform of transitional and developing economies; the financing of new technological, medical, and educational initiatives; and the economic revival of cities. Capitalism pervades every aspect of our daily life. Peter Dougherty now offers a fascinating peek at its hidden soul.
Author: Peter J. Dougherty
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 05/02/2005
Pages: 223
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.82w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780471720904
In this spirited and timely book, Peter Dougherty shows how economists are drawing on Adam Smith's civic writings to illuminate how the market creates not only fiscal capital, but social capital. Dougherty demonstrates how Smith's ideas are currently experiencing a renaissance. He then explores several impressive initiatives to demonstrate what today's theoretical and practicing economists are accomplishing in the spirit of Adam Smith's moral sentiments: the institutional reform of transitional and developing economies; the financing of new technological, medical, and educational initiatives; and the economic revival of cities. Capitalism pervades every aspect of our daily life. Peter Dougherty now offers a fascinating peek at its hidden soul.
Author: Peter J. Dougherty
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 05/02/2005
Pages: 223
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.82w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780471720904
About the Author
PETER J. DOUGHERTY is Publisher and Senior Economics Editor of Princeton University Press. His occasional writings have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Journal of Economic Literature, Economics and Portfolio Strategy, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the American Sociologist.
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