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    Essential Adam Smith, The (Essential Scholars)

    by James R. Otteson ...
    Narrated by Michael Lenz ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Essential Scholars

    Unabridged

    2 hours 58 min

    Adam Smith (1723–1790) is widely hailed as the founding father of the discipline now known as economics, and he is widely credited as the founding father of what is now known as capitalism. Smith’s 1776 book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, is often cited as the beginning of both economics and capitalism, and its influence since its publication ranks it among the ... Read more

    Free

  • The End of Socialism

    by James Otteson ...
    Is socialism morally superior to other systems of political economy, even if it faces practical difficulties? In The End of Socialism, James R. Otteson explores socialism as a system of political economy - that is, from the perspectives of both moral philosophy and economic theory. He examines the exact nature of the practical difficulties socialism faces, which turn out to be greater than one ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Seven Deadly Economic Sins

    Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness Every Citizen Should Know

    by James R. Otteson ...
    You have heard of the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. Each is a natural human weakness that impedes happiness. In addition to these vices, however, there are economic sins as well. And they, too, wreak havoc on our lives and in society. They can seem intuitively compelling, yet they lead to waste, loss, and forgone prosperity. In this thoughtful and ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • What Adam Smith Knew

    Moral Lessons on Capitalism from Its Greatest Champions and Fiercest Opponents

    Edited by James R. Otteson ...
    What exactly is capitalism, and why do its advocates support it? What are the main objections to capitalism that have been raised by its critics? Are there moral reasons to support capitalism, or to oppose it? In this time of globalization and economic turbulence, these questions could not be more timely or more important.This book provides some answers through seminal readings on the nature, ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Audiobook

    Essential David Hume, The (Essential Scholars)

    by James R. Otteson ...
    Narrated by Charity Spencer ...
    Series Audiobook 8 - Essential Scholars

    Unabridged

    3 hours 3 min

    David Hume (1711–1776) is a towering and intriguing figure. He was the preeminent philosopher in what is now called the Scottish Enlightenment, a time that was “crowded with genius” and in a place regarded as the rebirth of the golden era of Athens. His writing displayed an astonishing range, addressing everything from metaphysics to politics, and in subject after subject he produced fresh, novel, ... Read more

    Free

  • Audiobook

    Honorable Business

    A Framework for Business in a Just and Humane Society

    by James R. Otteson ...
    Narrated by Brandon Pollock ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 28 min

    Business has a bad name for many people. It is easy to point to unethical and damaging behavior by companies. And it may seem straightforward to blame either individuals or, more generally, ruthless markets and amoral commercial society.In Honorable Business, James R. Otteson argues that business activity can be valuable in itself. Done correctly, honorable business can enable flourishing for ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Adam Smith

    by James R. Otteson ...
    Series series Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers
    The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790) was as a pioneer of political economy. In fact, his economic thought became the foundation of classical economics and his key work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, is considered to be the first modern work in economics. For Smith, a free competition environment was the best way to foster economic development that would ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Honorable Business

    A Framework for Business in a Just and Humane Society

    by James R. Otteson ...
    Business has a bad name for many people. It is easy to point to unethical and damaging behavior by companies. And it may seem straightforward to blame either indivuduals or, more generally, ruthless markets and amoral commercial society. In Honorable Business, James R. Otteson argues that business activity can be valuable in itself. The primary purpose of honorable businesses is to create value ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Adam Smith

    Selected Philosophical Writings

    by James R. Otteson ...
    Series Book 3 - Library of Scottish Philosophy
    Adam Smith (172390) studied under Francis Hutcheson at the University of Glasgow, befriended David Hume while lecturing on rhetoric and jurisprudence in Edinburgh, was elected Professor of Logic, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Vice-rector, and eventually Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, and, along with Hutcheson, Hume, and a few others, went on to become one of the chief figures of the ... Read more

    $13.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

    A Debate

    by Steven McMullen, James R. Otteson ...
    Series series Little Debates about Big Questions
    A central contested issue in contemporary economics and political philosophy is whether governments should redistribute wealth. In this book, a philosopher and an economist debate this question. James Otteson argues that respect for individual persons requires that the government should usually not alter the results of free exchanges, and so redistribution is usually wrong. Steven McMullen argues ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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  • Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance

    by Douglass C. North ...
    Series series Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
    Continuing his groundbreaking analysis of economic structures, Douglass North develops an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies, both at a given time and over time. Institutions exist, he argues, due to the uncertainties involved in human interaction; they are the constraints devised to structure that ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Essential Adam Smith

    by Adam Smith ...
    Few writings are more often cited as a cornerstone of modern economic thought than those of Adam Smith. Few are less read.The sheer strength of his great work, The Wealth of Nations, discourages many from attempting to explore its rich and lucid arguments. In this brilliantly crafted volume, one of the most eminent economists of our day provides a generous selection from the entire body of Smith's ... Read more

    $12.79 USD