Populism and Neoliberalism argues that the roots of populism lay in the contradiction
between the democratic ideal, which implies that the people should decide, and neoliberal …

Adam Smith has usually been seen as an economist who had a positive view of economic
inequalities and who was more concerned with diminishing absolute poverty rather than …

This contribution aims to critically reflect on the scope of labour law and the evolving
discussion on new worker categories. The debate is, however, extended to the broader …

Scholars tend to examine Smith's historical approach as a whole from the perspective of the
four stages theory. This leads to a neglect of Smith's ability to use history in different ways as …

What are the causes of prosperity? In addition to the division of labor, saving, capital
accumulation, and good institutions, Adam Smith explains opulence through vanity and luck …

Our survey is not exhaustive: it does not include every one of the 420 articles we identified
as pertaining to the history of economics in the journals mentioned above. However, a look …

This chapter considers the view of Adam Smith on the condition of the poor and their place
within society. It focuses on the logic of the arguments themselves, not context: the way to …

This paper examines James Steuart's explanation of the emergence of commercial nations.
Unlike other Scottish thinkers of the time, Steuart argues that artifice is necessary for the rise …

In his widely read and cited History of Economic Analysis (Schumpeter 1954), Joseph Alois
Schumpeter dismissed Adam Smith's Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Smith …

This chapter examines Adam Smith's view of history, which some critics interpret as a
religious perspective rooted in providentialism. The analysis has three parts. Section 1 …