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Who's Afraid Of Adam Smith?: How The Market Got Its Soul
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication date May 2, 2005
Pages 223
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780471720904
ISBN-10 0471720909
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight 0.60 lbs.
Original list price $19.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "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.



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Hardcover
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from John Wiley & Sons Inc (August 1, 2002)
9780471184775 | details & prices | 223 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.04 lbs | List price $29.95
About: "Peter Dougherty does the near-impossible in this brilliant book .
Paperback
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from John Wiley & Sons Inc (May 2, 2005)
9780471720904 | details & prices | 223 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $19.95
About: "Peter Dougherty does the near-impossible in this brilliant book .
Miscellaneous
Book cover for 9780471471776
 
from John Wiley & Sons Inc (April 29, 2003); titled "Who's Afraid of Adam Smith: How the Market Got Its Soul"
9780471471776 | details & prices | 223 pages | List price $29.95

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