Table of Contents

1. Introduction: reading the Wealth of Nations – Stephen Copley
2. Natural liberty and laissez faire: how Adam Smith became a free trade ideologue – Keith Tribe
3. Adam Smith and the ‘free market’ – Heinz Lubasz
4. Adam Smith and the role of the state: education as a public service – Andrew Skinner
5. Adam Smith’s master narrative: women and the Wealth of Nations – Kathryn Sutherland
6. Look, no hidden hands: how Smith understands historical progress and societal values – Noel Parker
7. Adam Smith and the limits to growth – Ted Benton
8. The last georgic: Wealth of Nations and the scene of writing – Kurt Heinzelman
Notes on contributors
Select bibliography
Index

About the Author

Stephen Copley taught English at the University of York

Kathryn Sutherland is Professorial Fellow in English at St Anne's College, University of Oxford