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  • [Introduction to] The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and Jonathan B. Wight

    [Introduction to] The Wealth of Nations

    Adam Smith and Jonathan B. Wight

    The Wealth of Nations is a treasured classic of political economy. First published in March of 1776, Adam Smith wrote the book to influence a special audience - the British Parliament - and its arguments in the early spring of that year pressed for peace and cooperation with Britain's colonies rather than war.

    Smith's message was that economic exploitation, through the monopoly trade of empire, stifled wealth-creation in both home and foreign lands. Moreover, protectionism preserved the status quo, and privileged a few elites at the expense of long run growth.

    Smith wrote, "It is the industry which is carried on for the benefit of the rich and the powerful that is principally encouraged by our mercantile system. That which is carried on for the benefit of the poor and the indigent is too often either neglected or oppressed."

    This edition, based on the classic Cannan version of the text, includes a foreword by George Osborne MP and an introduction by Jonathan B. Wight, University of Richmond, which aims to place the work in a business context. Wight also provides an invaluable 'Notable Quotes' section where he extracts and categorises some of the most famous and pertinent sections of Smith's work.

    This classic work is as essential today as it was when it first written.

  • [Introduction to] Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics by Jonathan B. Wight and John S. Morton

    [Introduction to] Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics

    Jonathan B. Wight and John S. Morton

    Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics contains 10 lessons that reintroduce an ethical dimension to economics in the tradition of Adam Smith, who believed ethical considerations were central to life. Utilizing these innovative instructional materials your students will learn about the important role ethics and character play in a market economy and how, in turn, markets influence ethical behavior.

    The lessons do more than illustrate how ethical conduct improves an economy. They actively involve the students through simulations, group decision making, problem solving, classroom demonstrations and role playing. The lessons encourage students to think critically about ethical dilemmas.

  • [Introduction to] Saving Adam Smith: A Tale of Wealth, Transformation, and Virtue by Jonathan B. Wight

    [Introduction to] Saving Adam Smith: A Tale of Wealth, Transformation, and Virtue

    Jonathan B. Wight

    Every once in a while a great business novel is published. This is one of those novels. Follow an up-and-coming graduate student on a picturesque adventure involving terroristics and love, and learn, or better yet, re-learn, correctly this time, a little economics.

 
 
 

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