Adam Smith and the ethics of contemporary capitalism
This paper presents a theoretical elaboration of the ethical framework of classical capitalism as formulated by Adam Smith in reaction to the dominant mercantilism of his day. It is seen that Smith's project was profoundly ethical and designed to emancipate the consumer from a producer and stat...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1993
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1993, Volume: 12, Issue: 8, Pages: 621-627 |
Further subjects: | B
Large Corporation
B Capitalist Economy B Market Power B Political Economy B Economic Growth |
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