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The Wealth of Nations
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How can one go through life without reading the Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith had the idea of modern economics before the United States was even sovereign (I go not so much for good writers, as I do for innovative and groundbreaking thinkers). Imagine coming up with your own idea of an economic system long before the world was ready. And unlike Marx, may I mention, Smith's ideals are not only flourishing and still seen today, but they are the foundation of the many, many economies and nations.
Adam Smith had the idea of modern economics before the United States was even sovereign (I go not so much for good writers, as I do for innovative and groundbreaking thinkers). Imagine coming up with your own idea of an economic system long before the world was ready. And unlike Marx, may I mention, Smith's ideals are not only flourishing and still seen today, but they are the foundation of the many, many economies and nations.
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January 1, 2000
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April 24, 2008
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April 24, 2008
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I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOUR COMPLEMENT OF SMITH AS HE PUT TOGETHER AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT IF A COUNTRY WOULD FOLLOW IT, IT WOULD BE THE ONE EVERY OTHER COUNTRYFOLLOWED
Marx is still influential. Marx's work served as a caution and a prediction of what would happen to the capitalist system. The crash of 29 to the most recent crash of 2007-08 affirmed a lot of the flaws of the capitalist system. Adam Smith is influential too. His work, especially this one, was the foundation of the theories developed of Marxian economics.
