Category Archives: All About Adam
The Real Adam Smith (57 min)
How the Humble Potato Inspired Adam Smith and Fueled Liberal Capitalism
By Rebecca Earle | August 3, 2017 What we eat matters to us – but we’re not sure whether it ought to matter to anyone else. We generally insist that our diets are our business and resent being told to eat more fruit, consume less alcohol and generally pull our socks up when it comes to dinner.The efforts… Read More »
An Introduction to Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations – Macat (3min 30sec)
Socialism vs. Capitalism? Adam Smith had a better idea!
David Korten | April 6, 2016 Politics and polling data reveal a remarkable shift in American attitudes toward socialism. More Democrats now view socialism favorably (42 percent) than unfavorably (34 percent). Among young adults, socialism does even better with a 43 percent favorable view vs. only 26 percent unfavorable. Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic Socialist,… Read More »
Adam Smith – The Inventor of Market Economy
Political Theory – Adam Smith (6min 22sec)
Adam Smith – Published Works by the Father of Modern Economics
By Steve Ong | December 26, 2010 We all know that Adam Smith is know as the Father of Modern Economics because he was above all a system builder. He was a British political economist and philosopher. His woks can be described as being the foundations of economic theory. His collective books were included in The Wealth of… Read More »