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Adam Smith and Inequality (2014)
The assumption that Adam Smith accepted inequality as the necessary trade-off for a more prosperous economy is wrong, writes Deborah Boucoyannis. In reality, Smith’s system precluded steep inequalities not out of a normative concern with equality but by virtue of the design that aimed to maximise the wealth of…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Sep 12, 2021 | Adam Smith and Inequality (2014) by paulpauper | 228 | 270 |
