Adam Smith’s Equality and the Pursuit of Happiness

John E. Hill (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2018 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-95862-7 (ISBN)

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This book examines Adam Smith’s main principles in Wealth of Nations as the basis for effective policymaking. Free market interpretations of Smith, the book argues, grossly misrepresent his thought, emphasizing only liberty and not also equality and justice.

This book examines Adam Smith’s main principles in Wealth of Nations as the basis for effective policymaking. Adam Smith wanted to increase happiness through this formula for a good life: equality, liberty, and justice. Free market interpretations of Smith, the book argues, grossly misrepresent his thought, emphasizing only liberty and not also equality and justice. This book suggests policies that combine all three in order for happiness to be maximized.

John E. Hill is an award-winning Professor of Politics and History at Curry College, USA. He is the author of Democracy, Equality and Justice: John Adams, Adam Smith and Political Economy (2007).

Introduction: A Forgotten Revolutionary Value .- Justice, Liberty and Equality: Adam Smith’s Political Economy .- Smith’s Principles for the Twenty-first Century .- Wealth for All .- Health .- Education .- Crime .- Common Defense .- Taxes .- Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.03.2022
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 252 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
Schlagworte	Adam Smith • American dream • Business Ethics • Education • Equality • Free Market • Happiness • Healthcare • hedonic treadmill • invisible Hand • Justice • Laissez-faire • Liberty • Umpire of capitalism • Universal early childhood education • Universal health insurance • Wealth
ISBN-10	1-349-95862-X / 134995862X
ISBN-13	978-1-349-95862-7 / 9781349958627
Zustand	Neuware