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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Authors: Bassiry, G. R. (Author) ; Jones, Marc (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 1993
In: 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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