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Smith At 300: Commercial Society And The Women’S Question

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Adam Smith’s views on inequality have recently been examined with some interest (Rasmussen 2016; Walraevens 2021). But was Smith really genuinely interested in addressing the shortcomings of the society built on the “liberal plan of equality, liberty and justice” (Smith 1975, Wealth of Nations; WN IV.ix)? While critical accounts of Smith’s thought may tend to zero in on his concerns with absolute poverty—or the equality in the “share of the necessaries of life” (Smith 1976, Theory of Moral Sentiments; TMS IV.1.10)—rather than economic inequality, they may perhaps also tend to confuse his account of our tendencies to admire the rich and powerful with the advocacy of a system in which the rich and powerful ride roughshod over the poor and disempowered as long as the order of the society founded on the “distinction of ranks” (TMS I.iii.2) is preserved.

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  • Kuchař, Pavel, 2023. "Smith At 300: Commercial Society And The Women’S Question," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(2), pages 223-225, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jhisec:v:45:y:2023:i:2:p:223-225_17
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    1. Chris Nyland, 1993. "Adam Smith, Stage Theory, and the Status of Women," History of Political Economy, Duke University Press, vol. 25(4), pages 617-640, Winter.
    2. Smith, Adam, 1975. "The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Volume 2," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199269570 edited by Todd,.
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