The Economics of Adam Smith

Samuel Hollander

Published by University of Toronto Press 1973

The Economics of Adam Smith

Samuel Hollander

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487599584

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About this book

This volume is the first in a series of four in which Professor Hollander will provide an analytical and critical assessment of the thought of the British school of classical economists. This study relates Smith's theoretical position to contemporary history and economic practice.

Author / Editor information

Hollander Samuel :

SAMUEL HOLLANDER was appointed Professor in 1970 and University Professor in 1984 in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto. Amother his other books are The Economics of John Stuart Mill(1985), The Economics of David Ricardo(1979), and The Economics of Adam Smith (1973), all published by University of Toronto Press. He is a Professor Emeritus at Ben-Gurion University.

Reviews

Lord Robbins :

'Of the many works which have been written on the economics of Adam Smith, this seems to me to be by far the best I have ever read. It shows an exhaustive acquaintance with the text to be discussed, a profound analytical grasp of the various issues raised by its interpretation, and a logical classification of its subject matter which is intellectually extremely satisfying ... one of the most distinguished essays in the history of economic thought of the last quarter of a century.

'... based on a formidable knowledge ... should prove of interest to people both inside and outside the economic profession.'

'... a major contribution to Smithsonian scholarship, which imposed a new perspective on certain unresolved puzzles in the Wealth of Nations.'

'There can be no doubt that The Economics of Adam Smith is the most important work on the Wealth of Nations that has been published for many decades and that Professor Hollander must be disregarded as in the front rank of authorities on Adam Smith. The fundamental importance of the book is that it is a comprehensive analytical study of the economics of Adam Smith himself instead of the various versions of his theories as interpreted or developed by subsequent writers. Professor Hollander ... provides a long overdue re-assessment and a restoration of emphasis.'

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PREFACE Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I / ASPECTS OF THE PRE-SMITHIAN LITERATURE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
II/THE ECONOMICS OF ADAM SMITH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1973
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
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Published: December 15, 1973
ISBN: 9781487599584