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ADAM SMITH'S OPTIMISTIC TELEOLOGICAL VIEW OF HISTORY
No full textAdam 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 commercialism. In two historical case studies Smith shows the capacity of commercial society to regenerate itself. This potent capacity suggests that commercial society is inevitable. At a certain point in time it also overcomes the major obstacles to its permanence. Smith's philosophy of history anticipates the end of history views of Kant and Hegel.Political Economy,
Transgender women of color are more likely to avoid social welfare services and experience discrimination
No full textSocial equity is important in how public services are provided. In new research, using survey data Adam M. Butz and Tia Sherèe Gaynor examine how transgender women of color engage with US social welfare. They find that, compared to other groups, transgender women of color are more likely to avoid seeking welfare services and face discrimination within social welfare offices. Considering these findings, they argue that policymakers and social welfare administrators must pay closer attention to intersectionality and social equity
How Might Adam Smith Pay Professors Today?
No full textAdam Smith’s proposal for paying professors was intended to induce increased faculty knowledge. If students have imperfect information about what they learn, and universities can only imperfectly measure the input of faculty time in student learning, publications may be used to measure faculty knowledge. If professors’ ability to publish is positively related to their ability to produce student learning, which universities can imperfectly measure, publications may be necessary to attract more able professors. Since research signals faculty knowledge, schools that do not value publications per se could require higher publication standards and pay higher wages than schools that value only publications.
ADAM SMITH'S VIEW OF HISTORY: CONSISTENT OR PARADOXICAL?
No full textThe 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. The first part of the article develops this optimistic interpretation of Smith's view of history. Smith implies that commercial society is the end of history because 1) it supplies the ends of nature that he identifies; 2) it is inevitable; and 3) it is permanent. The second part of the article shows that Smith has some dark moments in his writings where he seems to reject completely such teleological notions. In this more civic humanist mood he confesses that commercial society does not supply the ends of nature, nor is it inevitable, nor is it permanent. Both views exist in Smith and the commentator is forced to choose between passages in Smith's work in order to support a particular interpretation of the former's view of history.Political Economy,
Adam Oehlenschläger
No full textThis is a short presentation of the main works of the Danish author Adam Oehlenschläger
Adam Smith and Roman Servitudes
No full textThis essay is a preprint of an article that appeared at: Tijdschrift voor Rechstsgeschiedenis, 72 (2004), 327–57.This essay discusses Adam Smith historical jurisprudence and his use of Roman law materials in his Lectures on Jurisprudence. It argues that Smith found it difficult to maintain his theory of legal development in the face of a highly developed body of Roman law literature
THE THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF ADAM SMITH'S WORK
No full textThe paper will discuss the theological foundation to Smith's writings. Teleology, final causes and divine design were initially seen as central to understanding Smith's writings. Over time, this view fell out of fashion. In the period after World War II, with the rise of positivism, commentators tended to overlook or downplay this interpretation. In the last decade, or so, teleology has started to be restored to its former position as an essential element in understanding Smith. After spelling out Smith's teleology and his view of final causes, divine design and the ends of nature, we try to explain the Panglossian nature of the 'new theistic view' of Smith. While our view differs somewhat, we agree with the essence of the 'new view' claim: a theological view exists in Smith which underpins his moral and economic theories.Political Economy,
Data for: From plot to scale: ex-ante assessment of conservation agriculture in Zambia
No full textAuthor: Adam M. Komarek (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-3005)Date last updated: March 29, 2019Description: This dataset contains the code and data needed to replicate the results reported in the study titled"From plot to scale: ex-ante assessment of conservation agriculture in Zambia". Study authors are Adam M. Komarek, Hoyoung Kwon, Beliyou Haile, Christian Thierfelder, Munyaradzi J. Mutenje, and Carlo Azzarri.Inside the file 'analysis.zip' are 4 main items that include the R project and three main folders:1) 'caZAM.Rproj' is the R project. It must be opened to set the project directory, which is needed to read in the data.2) The R scripts are in the folder 'scripts'. There are 12 scripts, which are ordered sequentially. 3) The folder 'data' contains the data used in the scripts.4) Output from the scripts are in the folder 'output'. Outputs include the figures and tables reported in the study
Public ownership and M&A performance of European companies
No full textAuthor Adam Jerguš DzurňákMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
Public ownership and M&A performance of European companies
No full textAuthor Adam Jerguš DzurňákMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 202
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