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There are thinkers throughout history who offer grand overarching explanations of economic growth. Karl Marx was an economic ...

Nearly 250 years ago, Adam Smith identified two potential constraints on economic specialization: the “extent of the market” and the inevitable risks. Today, the risk constraint is proving to be the ...

Kirkcaldy, a small town on Scotland’s east coast, is a nice place. But aside from a small alleyway, Adam Smith Close, the town has largely forgotten that Adam Smith lived there. The Adam Smith ...