First published in 1776, the year in which the American Revolution officially began, Smith's "Wealth of Nations" sparked a revolution of its own. In it Smith analyzes the major elements of political economy, from market pricing and the division of labor to monetary, tax, trade, and other government policies that affect economic behavior. Throughout he offers seminal arguments for free trade, free markets, and limited government. Criticising mercantilists who sought to use the state to increase their nations' supply of precious metals, Smith points out that a nation's wealth should be measured by the well-being of its people.Prosperity in turn requires voluntary exchange of goods in a peaceful, well-ordered market. How to establish and maintain such markets? For Smith the answer lay in man's social instincts, which government may encourage by upholding social standards of decency, honesty, and virtue, but which government undermines when it unduly interferes with the intrinsically private functions of production and exchange. Social and economic order arise from the natural desires to better one's (and one's family's) lot and to gain the praise and avoid the censure of one's neighbors and business associates. Individuals behave decently and honestly because it gives them a clear conscience as well as the good reputation necessary for public approbation and sustained, profitable business relations.
亚当·斯密(Adam Smith, 1723-1790)是经济学的主要创立者。他于1723年出生在苏格兰的克科底,青年时就读于牛津大学。1751年到1764年在格斯哥大学担任哲学教授。在此期间发表了他的第一部著作《道德情操论》,确立了他在知识界的威望。但是他的不朽名声主要在于他在1776年发表的伟大著作《国家财富的性质和原因的研究》。该书一举成功,使他在余生中享受着荣誉和爱戴。1790年,亚当·斯密在克科底去逝。他一生未娶,没有子女。
老子曾经说,“太上,下知有之。其次,亲而誉之。其次,畏之。其次,侮之。信不足,焉有不信。犹兮其贵言,功成事遂,百姓皆谓我自然。”老子理想中的政治是一种放任无为的政治,最好的政府(统治者)应是一个无为的政府,老百姓知道他的存在就可以了。好政府是很少发...
评分从10.12—12.3,2个月的时间读完了《国富论》,其间参阅和借鉴了《西方经济思想史》的观点和讨论,形成自己对于《国富论》的初步认识,记录如下: 亚当·斯密其人 Adam Smith (1723~1790) 18世纪英国古典政治经济学的杰出的代表和理论体系的建立者。斯密是公认的...
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评分老子曾经说,“太上,下知有之。其次,亲而誉之。其次,畏之。其次,侮之。信不足,焉有不信。犹兮其贵言,功成事遂,百姓皆谓我自然。”老子理想中的政治是一种放任无为的政治,最好的政府(统治者)应是一个无为的政府,老百姓知道他的存在就可以了。好政府是很少发...
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评分两年,两次精读,记住的,就留下来了
评分在《国富论》中,亚当斯密摒弃了自己在《道德情操论》中的想法:When people confront moral choices, they imagine an impartial spectators who carefully consider and advise them. Instead of following their self interest, people decide on the basis of sympathy instead of selfishness.这一次,他为self interest写下了一本巨著。祖师爷的旷世才华让我等只能膜拜,不提他思想的先进性,光是理清一个新的体系,并用优秀的逻辑阐释清楚,已经是99.9%的人无法做到的事。
评分在《国富论》中,亚当斯密摒弃了自己在《道德情操论》中的想法:When people confront moral choices, they imagine an impartial spectators who carefully consider and advise them. Instead of following their self interest, people decide on the basis of sympathy instead of selfishness.这一次,他为self interest写下了一本巨著。祖师爷的旷世才华让我等只能膜拜,不提他思想的先进性,光是理清一个新的体系,并用优秀的逻辑阐释清楚,已经是99.9%的人无法做到的事。
评分My friend thinks this book is lovely, I said we cannot be friends anymore. (I think Adam Smith cares more of people without any gifts, and tries to help them with cooperation.)
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