If Adam Smith were alive today, he would be appalled by the never-ending federal deficits and out-of-control national debt. ... Adam Smith, considered the father of economics, turns 300.

Bookshelf ‘Adam Smith: Father of Economics’ Review: Obvious, Simple and Wise A Tory MP’s account of his idol is wise about how markets work but wrong about when government should get ...

Adam Smith was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher; he is considered the father of modern economics. Smith is most famous for his 1776 book, "The Wealth of Nations." ...

Adam Smith’s model of free trade, low taxes, deregulation, patent law and sound money (supply-side economics) led to the Industrial Revolution and a 100-fold increase in our standard of living.

MarketWatch.com What would Adam Smith think of today’s economic pundits? This new play provides a clue The father of economics is an invisible stagehand in Bruce Norris’s play ‘The Low Road’ ...

Adam Smith: Father of Economics Jesse Norman. Basic, $30 (416p) ISBN 978-0-465-06197-6. ... He argues convincingly that Smith’s greatest insight was his notion of mutual sympathy, ...

Adam Smith may fairly claim to be the father, not of economics generally—that would be absurd—but of what in modern times has been called, with opprobrious intention, "bourgeois economics ...

The author of The Wealth of Nations and the father of modern conservatism shared an economic outlook guided by liberty and self-command. Adam Smith was born in 1723. This year he turns 300.

Economics. An Interview With Adam Smith (No, Not That One) The so-called father of capitalism was not available for comment, so we talked to another economist, Adam C. Smith.

What many people think they know about Adam Smith, the 18th century Scottish philosopher known as the father of economics, is often far off the mark. Contrary to his modern champions on the right ...

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The ‘father of economics’ was committed to free markets but ... many advocates of free trade have cited the great 18th-century political economist Adam Smith. In the words of The Economist, ...