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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,
Path Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: the Euro-Atlantic Challenge [Introductions and morning address]
No full textPresented at the 2010 Sam Nunn Bank of America Policy Forum: Path Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: The Euro-Atlantic Challenge, March 29, 2010, in the GT Hotel BallroomRuntime: 120:39 minutesIntroductions and Welcoming Remarks: Brian Woodall, Acting Chair, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Honorable Sam Nunn, Distinguished Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Morning Addresses: Adam N. Stulberg, Associate Professor & Co-Director, Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Video Featuring the Honorable Gareth Evans, President Emeritus, International Crisis Group ; Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington DC
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,
Le projet ECOBIOGAZ - Implications de l’équipe SAM (Sensing of Atmospheres and Monitoring) – Retour d’expérience d’une équipe spécialisée dans les atmosphères polluées dans un projet de méthanisation agricole
No full textProjet ECOBIOGAZ
La biométhanisation, passage obligé vers la réduction des émissions des gaz à effet de serre et l’indépendance énergétique de l’agriculture : est-elle une alternative économiquement rentable ?
Le partenariat du projet considère aujourd’hui la biométhanisation comme le passage obligé vers une valorisation de la matière organique impropre à la consommation humaine et animale sous forme d’énergie et d’intrants pour l’agriculture.
Noémie MOLITOR et Gilles ADAM expliqueront les grands axes du projet ainsi que les résultats de la recherche menée par l'équipe SAM (Sensing of Atmospheres and Monitoring). L'équipe s'est intéressée à l'emploi de nez électroniques pour aider au suivi de process dans les stations de méthanisation agricoles. Aussi, la nuisance olfactive de la méthanisation à la ferme et notamment des digestats est en cours d'évaluation.ECOBIOGA
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
A 1995 social accounting matrix for Zambia:
No full textThis paper documents the construction of the 1995 Social Accounting Matrix for Zambia (ZAMSAM). The SAM incorporates economy-wide data in a consistent framework and provides the benchmark data for the analysis under the MERRISA project. Data sources include national accounts data, government budgets, balance of payments statistics, trade data, household surveys, and farm budgets. The SAM construction can be divided into three steps: First, a highly aggregated SAM (macro SAM) is constructed. It represents the macroeconomic framework of the Zambian economy. Second, the macro SAM is disaggregated into a micro SAM with the macro SAM entries serving as control totals for various sub-matrices of the micro SAM. Due to data insufficiencies, the first micro SAM obtained from raw data is highly unbalanced. Thus, in a third step and after some prior adjustments, a cross-entropy approach is applied to balance the first micro SAM and generate the final estimated SAM. The result is a consistent and balanced SAM for Zambia in 1995 that comprises 28 activities, 27 commodities, 6 factors of production (4 labor categories, 1 capital, and 1 land account), 4 household types, and one account each for enterprises, government, rest-of-the-world, and investment/ savings. Special features of the Zambian micro SAM include its focus on agriculture (13 agricultural commodities), the consideration of non-monetary, own-household consumption, and the separation of marketing margins on domestic products, exports, and imports.Social accounting Zambia., Macroeconomics Models Zambia., Agriculture Economic aspects.,
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,
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