Adam Smith and the Moral Economy We Have Lost
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/adam-smith-proper-economics-presupposes-moral-commitments-by-antara-haldar-2025-11
Adam Smith favored neither state socialism nor unbridled markets, but something subtler: a moral economy grounded in sympathy and the pursuit of human flourishing. In a world where markets look increasingly unmoored from ethics, we could do worse than to revisit what the "founding father" of economics actually wrote.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/adam-smith-proper-economics-presupposes-moral-commitments-by-antara-haldar-2025-11
Adam Smith favored neither state socialism nor unbridled markets, but something subtler: a moral economy grounded in sympathy and the pursuit of human flourishing. In a world where markets look increasingly unmoored from ethics, we could do worse than to revisit what the "founding father" of economics actually wrote.
Adam Smith Is Known for His ‘Invisible Hand’ Theory. The Truth Is More Complex.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/who-is-adam-smith-american-capitalism-founder-80283873
The philosopher wasn’t always the Adam Smith we know today.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/who-is-adam-smith-american-capitalism-founder-80283873
The philosopher wasn’t always the Adam Smith we know today.
Adam Smith at 250
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/adam-smith-economic-specialization-being-reversed-and-challenged-by-ai-by-michael-spence-2025-08
Nearly 250 years ago, Adam Smith identified two potential constraints on economic specialization: the “extent of the market” and the inevitable risks. Today, the risk constraint is proving to be the more powerful, and another, more fundamental challenge to Smith’s model of specialization has emerged.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/adam-smith-economic-specialization-being-reversed-and-challenged-by-ai-by-michael-spence-2025-08
Nearly 250 years ago, Adam Smith identified two potential constraints on economic specialization: the “extent of the market” and the inevitable risks. Today, the risk constraint is proving to be the more powerful, and another, more fundamental challenge to Smith’s model of specialization has emerged.