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Adam Smith

亚当·斯密

Lifespan
1723–1790
Nationality
Scottish
Role
Economist and philosopher
Books
1

Biography

A Scottish Enlightenment thinker and the founder of modern economics. His 1776 work The Wealth of Nations set out the division of labour, market mechanisms and the metaphor of the invisible hand, becoming the origin of liberal economic thought.

Central Ideas

  • The invisible hand and spontaneous market order
  • Division of labour as a source of productivity
  • Founder of modern economics

Books

Related topics

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