Adam Smith · Economics

The Real Adam Smith

The Adam Smith who distrusted businessmen, championed the poor, and assigned the state essential duties - far from the free-market absolutist of legend.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Smith is widely misread as a market fundamentalist. Explain his actual views on merchants and on the proper role of government, in your own words.

Leads to John Maynard Keynes.

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