Adam Smith
Title: Adam Smith
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Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a great Scottish philosopher and economist best known for The Wealth of Nations, his pioneering book on free trade and market economics. Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife. The exact date of his birth is unknown, however he was baptized at Kirkcaldy on June 5, 1723. Unfortunately Smith’s father died approximately six months before his baptism occurred. At the age of fifteen, Smith enrolled in Glasgow University. There he studied moral philosophy under …showed first 75 words of 803 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 803 total…British public and Parliament still clung to mercantilism for many years to come. However, controversial views have been expressed as to the extent of Smith's originality in The Wealth of Nations. Smith has been blamed for relying too much on the ideas of great thinkers such as David Hume and Montesquieu. Nevertheless, The Wealth of Nations was the first and remains the most important book on the subject of political economy until this present day.
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