Abstract What does Adam Smith mean by “good government”? How is it related to his
political economy and system of natural liberty? No extensive or specific treatment of these …

This article argues that the self-love that motivates exchange in The Wealth of Nations (WN)
can be seen as the desire for deserved approval discussed by Adam Smith in The Theory of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the nature of the relationship between the
entrepreneur and the banker, which is central to any analysis of business creation and …

Introduction Some notions are so often taken for granted that we sometimes forget their
origin. For example, it seems obvious today that human evolution has proceeded from the …

Among the various attempts to re-humanize economics, the 'humanomics' proposed by
Vernon Smith and Bart Wilson stands out. We contribute to the “humanomics project” by …

L'objet de cet article est de montrer, en se concentrant sur la Défense de l'usure [1787] et le
manuscrit Sur les prix [1801a], comment Bentham aborde la question moderne de …

La Richesse des nations montre une continuité entre le système mercantile qu'attaque
Smith et le système de la liberté naturelle qu'il défend. Cette continuité est fondée sur la …

We sketch out in simple game-theoretic terms the numerous public-goods provision and
externalities problems on display in particular in Book V of The Wealth of Nations. Casting …

This chapter reviews the main arguments that are used to legitimate an expansion of
markets without limits. We focus on the arguments that are important in the debates on …

Some goods are freely traded as commodities without question or controversy. For other
goods, their commodification–their being made available in exchange for money, or their …