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Adam Smith in the Scottish Enlightenment

In: Adam Smith: International Perspectives

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  • John Dwyer

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Placing the work of Adam Smith in the Scottish Enlightenment is no simple task, for Smith’s writings are both difficult and diverse. Smith, of course, is best known to modern readers for his exploration of economic progress in The Wealth of Nation, (1776). This forceful attack upon mercantilism and plea for economic liberty has traditionally been connected to the eighteenth-century European and Scottish preoccupation with improvement. The upper classes of Enlightened Scotland were intensely aware of their nation’s economic backwardness and sought ways to develop its economy. In more ways than one, The Wealth of Nation, was a brilliant product of this commitment to economic growth.

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  • John Dwyer, 1993. "Adam Smith in the Scottish Enlightenment," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Hiroshi Mizuta & Chuhei Sugiyama (ed.), Adam Smith: International Perspectives, chapter 7, pages 141-161, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-22520-0_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-22520-0_7
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