Self-interest before adam smith: a genealogy of economic science
Auteur :
Force, Pierre
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521036191
Date de publication :
23 avr. 2007
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,0 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
446 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A study of the history of the concept of self-interest before Adam Smith, in order to understand what it meant when Adam Smith used it as an axiom in The Wealth of Nations. The author shows that Smith's theory refutes the 'selfish hypothesis' yet integrates it at the same time.