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Adam Smith (bapteised 5 Juin 1723 – 17 Julie 1790) wis a Scots[a] economist, philosopher an screiver o the Wealth of Nations an o the Theory of Moral Sentiments.[2] Born in Kirkcaudy,[3] he wis muckle figur o the Scots Enlichtment,[4] an is kent as the "Faither o Economics"[5] or the "Faither o Caipitalism" an aw.[6]
Legacy[eedit | eedit soorce]
Fowk say that Smith's argumentations mak him the faither o laissez-faire, free mercat caipitalism;[7][8] howsomever, ithers argue this haes been ower-blawn, as Smith did support limited govrenment regulations.[9]
Adam Smith's heid is on the Baunk o Ingland £20 note (the first Scotsman on an Inglis baunknote)[10] an the Clydesdale Baunk £50 note.[11][12]
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- ↑ Smith identified as a North Briton.[1]
- ↑ Williams, Gwydion M. (2000). Adam Smith, Wealth Without Nations (in Inglis). London: Athol Books. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-85034-084-6.
- ↑ "Absolute Advantage – Ability to Produce More than Anyone Else". Corporate Finance Institute (in Inglis). Retrieved 20 Februar 2019.
- ↑ Rae 1895, p. 1
- ↑ "Great Thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment".
- ↑ * Brown, Vivienne (5 December 2008). "Mere Inventions of the Imagination': A Survey of Recent Literature on Adam Smith". Cambridge University Press. 13 (2): 281–312. doi:10.1017/S0266267100004521. Retrieved 20 Julie 2020.
- Berry, Christopher J. (2018). Adam Smith Very Short Introductions Series. Oxford University Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-198-78445-6.
- Sharma, Rakesh. "Adam Smith: The Father of Economics". Investopedia. Retrieved 20 Februar 2019.
- ↑ * "Adam Smith: Father of Capitalism". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 Februar 2019.
- Bassiry, G. R.; Jones, Marc (1993). "Adam Smith and the ethics of contemporary capitalism". Journal of Business Ethics. 12 (1026): 621–627. doi:10.1007/BF01845899. S2CID 51746709.
- Newbert, Scott L. (30 November 2017). "Lessons on social enterprise from the father of capitalism: A dialectical analysis of Adam Smith". Academy of Management Journal. 2016 (1): 12046. doi:10.5465/ambpp.2016.12046abstract. ISSN 2151-6561.
- Rasmussen, Dennis C. (28 August 2017). The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought. Princeton University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-400-88846-7.
- ↑ "FRB: Speech, Greenspan – Adam Smith – 6 February 2005". Archived frae the original on 12 Mey 2008. Retrieved 31 Mey 2008.
- ↑ "Adam Smith: Web Junkie". Forbes. 5 Julie 2007. Archived frae the original on 20 Mey 2008. Retrieved 10 Juin 2008.
- ↑ Stein, Herbert (6 Apryle 1994). "Board of Contributors: Remembering Adam Smith". The Wall Street Journal Asia: A14.
- ↑ "Smith replaces Elgar on £20 note". BBC. 29 October 2006. Archived frae the original on 24 Mairch 2007. Retrieved 14 Mey 2008.
- ↑ "Clydesdale 50 Pounds, 1981". Ron Wise's Banknoteworld. Archived frae the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008. Archived 2008-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Current Banknotes : Clydesdale Bank". The Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers. Archived frae the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- Rae, John (1895). Life of Adam Smith. London & New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0-7222-2658-6. Retrieved 14 Mey 2018 – via Internet Archive.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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