Both Uses of
Adam Smith
in
Middlemarch
- I remember when we were all reading Adam Smith.†
Chpt 1 *
- It won't do, you know, breaking machines: everything must go on—trade, manufactures, commerce, interchange of staples—that kind of thing—since Adam Smith, that must go on.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(Adam Smith) considered the father of modern economics for describing unintended benefits of competitive markets; also significant writings in moral philosophy (1723-1790)