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Author Smith, Craig, 1977-

Title Adam Smith's political philosophy : the invisible hand and spontaneous order / Craig Smith
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (209 pages)
Series Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 42
Routledge studies in social and political thought ; 42.
Contents Spontaneous order in liberal political thought -- The science of man -- The science of morals -- The science of jurisprudence -- The science of political economy -- The evolution of science -- The evolution of morality -- The evolution of law and government -- The evolution of markets -- The invisible hand
Summary Examining the concept of the 'invisible hand' in Adam Smith's political philosophy and relating it to similar concepts used by others, this text reveals a distinctive approach to social theory that stresses the unintended consequences of human action
Notes Title from PDF title page (viewed December 22, 2009)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
SUBJECT Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 fast
Social theory. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86705685
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Subject Liberalism.
Political ethics.
Economics.
Self-organizing systems.
Free enterprise.
liberalism.
economics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Conservatism & Liberalism.
Free enterprise
Economics
Liberalism
Political ethics
Self-organizing systems
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203008480
9780203008485
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9781134235872
1280291591
9781280291593
9786610291595
6610291594