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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
Abbreviations
Frontispiece
Chapter 1: Life and times
Biographical outline
Scotland in the age of Smith
The Enlightenment: Scotland and beyond
Chapter 2: Communication and imagination
Language
Association and explanation
Style and aesthetics
Chapter 3: Sympathetic spectators
Empiricism
Hutcheson and moral sense
Sympathy
Sociality
Negotiated concord
Self-interest
The impartial spectator and conscience
Relativism and moral judgment
Chapter 4: Living virtuously
Justice
Benevolence
The ‘invisible hand’
Ranks and corruption
Prudence and other virtues
Chapter 5: Making and working
The organization of the Wealth of Nations
Stages and the pre-history of a commercial society
The division of labour
Labour, price, and value
Wages
Profits
Rent
Social orders
Chapter 6: Trading and spending
The critique of mercantilist politics
Free trade
Natural liberty
The duties and role of government
Public works, education, and the well-being of workers
Tax
Debt
In summary
Chapter 7: Legacy and reputation
The Wealth of Nations today
The history of the Wealth of Nations
The other Smith
Smith’s liberalism
References
Further reading
Index
Economics
Game Theory
Keynes
Risk
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