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1978 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Adam Smith

Author : Philip L. Williams

Published in: The Emergence of the Theory of the Firm

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Chapter 1 pointed to the mid-seventeenth century as the beginning of scientific economics. This emerging scientific approach had many facets — one of which was the attempt by writers to increase the generality of propositions.

Metadata
Title
Adam Smith
Author
Philip L. Williams
Copyright Year
1978
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03789-6_2