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ADAM SMITH'S VIEW OF HISTORY: CONSISTENT OR PARADOXICAL? [PDF]
The conventional interpretation of Adam Smith is that he is a prophet of commercialism. The liberal capitalist reading of Smith is consistent with the view that history culminates in commercial society.
Alvey, James E.
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Detecting extirpation: A localized approach to a global problem
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The global biodiversity crisis stems from a cascading series of extirpations driving species toward extinction. Addressing this crisis requires methods for early detection of extinction at local scales, where communities can mobilize conservation efforts.
Andrew D. F. Simon +4 more
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Adam Smith y Sistemas Dinámicos
Revista de Ciencias Economicas, 2008 Presentamos un sistema dinámico sencillo con dos ecuaciones diferenciales, una representa la trayectoria del precio y la otra la de la cantidad de un bien en una economía.
Osvaldo Acuña, Fernán Ulate
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La incompatibilidad entre la simpatía y el interés propio: el problema de Adam Smith
Apuntes del CENESEn este artículo se examina el problema de Adam Smith denominado por la escuela histórica alemana Das Adam Smith Problem, surgido de la dicotomía filosófica existente entre la simpatía desarrollada en la Teoría de los sentimientos morales publicada en ...
Mario Eduardo Hidalgo Villota +1 more
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ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY [PDF]
Adam Smith's four-stage theory provides the framework for his writings on history. The fourth stage is the commercial epoch; the culmination of history in this stage is a key component in the conventional interpretation of Adam Smith as a prophet of ...
Alvey, James E.
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(Review) Self-Interest Before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic Science [PDF]
, 2005 Pierre Force, Self-Interest Before Adam Smith: A Genealogy of Economic Science (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), pp. ix, 279, $65.00.
Pack, Spencer J.
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Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.A comparison of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Random Forest (RF) model predictions of benthic habitats within Apollo Marine Park. The CNN (left) and RF (right) classification maps show the spatial distribution of three habitat types: high energy circalittoral rock with seabed‐covering sponges, low complexity circalittoral rock with non‐crowded
Henry Simmons +6 more
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Adam Smith's Answer to the Feldstein-Horioka Paradox: The Invisible Hand Revisited [PDF]
In this paper, we show that Adam Smith pointed out the existence of the Feldstein-Horioka Paradox or Puzzle and even gave an explanation for it morethan 200 years before the publication of Feldstein and Horioka (1980). Smith argues that it is the pursuit
Ayumu Yasutomi, Charles Yuji Horioka
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices influence the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide. Drawing inspiration from Adam Smith's perspectives on moral sentiments and institutional cohesion, the research examines whether strategic integration of ESG dimensions can ...
Shamsuddin Ahamad +6 more
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Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
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