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Adam Smith was a champion of the working classes

The forgotten legacy of Adam Smith

22nd August 2023
| Alexandra Digby is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Minerva University and an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester working on the history of economics and finance.
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Contrary to Adam Smith’s image today as an uncomplicated champion of free market capitalism, during the 19th century, Smith’s work inspired socialists and radical political reformers. Writes Alexandra Digby.

Alexandra Digby
22nd August 2023

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