T o Thomas Carlyle, it was “one of the shabbiest gospels ever preached”. Adam Smith was an early fan, but was still ...

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On the occasion of his 300th birthday, Adam Smith—the Scottish Enlightenment luminary and so-called father of capitalism—was not available for comment, despite attempts to contact him via ...

Why? Because it's Adam Smith's birthday. Who's Adam Smith? He's the founder of free-market capitalism, baptized on June 16, 1723, 300 years ago. Glasgow, Scotland. Our Founding Fathers thought he ...

This clip provides definitions and a discussion on current perspectives on socialism and capitalism ... explores some of the contributions of Adam Smith to the field of Economics.

EDINBURGH, Scotland—Philosopher Adam Smith was born ... wrestling very much with his work. Smith often gets the credit (or blame) for the invention of capitalism, an economic system we are ...

Why Is Adam Smith Called the Father of Economics? Adam Smith is called the "father of economics" because of his theories on capitalism, free markets, and supply and demand. Adam Smith wrote "The ...