{"product_id":"adam-smith-in-his-time-and-ours-designing-the-decent-society-9780691001616","title":"Adam Smith in His Time and Ours: Designing the Decent Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eCounter to the popular impression that Adam Smith was a champion of selfishness and greed, Jerry Muller shows that the \u003ci\u003eInquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations\u003c\/i\u003e maintained that markets served to promote the well-being of the populace and that government must intervene to counteract the negative effects of the pursuit of self-interest. Smith's analysis went beyond economics to embrace a larger \"civilizing project\" designed to create a more decent society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11935574\"\u003eJerry Z. Muller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 5.96w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691001616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691001618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS069030\"\u003eEconomics | Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS023000\"\u003eEconomic History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Z. Muller\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other God That Failed: Hans Freyer and the Deradicalization of German Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44686863073517,"sku":"9780691001616","price":69.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2a66e5cf-b90e-48dd-a2e7-ef1e2fa0b373.jpg?v=1703650379","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/adam-smith-in-his-time-and-ours-designing-the-decent-society-9780691001616","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}