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    capitalism was created by Adam Smith‚ a Scottish philosopher and economist‚ during the Age of Enlightenment. Smith’s objectives differed from those of the feudal empires and monarchies. The natural laws created by Adam Smith‚ which characterize the Industrial Revolution in the United States‚ led to a dramatic increase in competition and a transcendence in the rate of innovation‚ it is best exemplified through Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s war of currents. Adam Smith is regarded as the father

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    publication in 1897‚ Emile Durkheim’s Suicide: A Study in Sociology has inspired a long line of scholarship‚ which investigates suicide in terms of external social contexts‚ rather than internal personality traits. Durkheim utilizes empirical evidence to demonstrate the reversed relationship between social integration and rates of suicide. However‚ others have challenged Durkheim by revealing the poor quality of his data

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    Adam Smith Who was Adam Smith? Adam Smith was Scottish economist and philosopher‚ whose famous views in the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations‚ better known by its abbreviated name of The Wealth of Nations (1776)‚ was the first attempt of analyze the determinants of capital formation and historical development of industry and trade between European countries‚ which helped create the basis of the modern science of economics. In The Wealth of Nations ‚ Smith conducted a deep analysis of

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    Adam Smith Adam Smith is one of the most famous economists of all time and today I will tell you about his contribution to the economy. Plan 1. Background 2. Invisible hand 3. Division of Labour 4. The result of his contribution Smith was born in the seaport town in Scotland. His father died six months before his birth‚ Adam was raised by his mother‚ who encouraged her son to work hard and to value freedom. Adam Smith was well educated‚ he studied at Glasgow and Oxford‚ two of the most

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    Adam Smith is well known for being the Father of Economics. He was the first person to organize economic theory into the body of knowledge we base our theory on today.  His theories today are known as Classical Economics and his book The Wealth of Nations was the first economics test. Characteristics of the Classical System include supply creates demand‚ wages and prices are flexible‚ the demand for money equals transactions demand plus percautionary demand‚ no hoarding is possible‚ savings is a

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    Adam Smith When you think of capitalism you should be familiar with Adam Smith. Adam Smith is considered the founding fathers of capitalism. Even though Smith never referred to the term Capitalism he described it as “stock” and “profit” is an economic system based on private ownership of capital goods and the creation of goods and services for profit Capitalism works perfectly with human nature or‚ more specifically greed. Greed is rewarded with large amounts of money and people working hard

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    Does money equal happiness? In the United States and places all over the world it is a common belief that if you were rich you would be able to resolve all of your stress and worries. They assume that gaining wealth will lead to a life of pure and unending happiness and satisfaction. The never-ending stream of false advertising that reinforces the consumer’s desire to buy his way to the happy life perpetuates this belief. We all idolize celebrities‚ but most people aren’t happy with money

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    DIVISION OF LABOR IN SOCIETY The Division of Labor in Society by Emile Durkheim explains how in the modern societies the division of labor affects individuals and society contradicting Marx’s belief that the division of labor will all result to alienation. Durkheim argued that the division of labor is not necessarily “bad” for it “increases both the productive capacity and skill of the workman; it is the necessary condition for the intellectual and material development of societies; it is the source

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    People living in a society in which this condition of normlessness exists frequently encounter distance from other individuals and lost reason in their lives. In other words‚ Durkheim contended that while societal standards and controls may seem to restrain the conduct of people‚ an absence of standards‚ permitting people the opportunity to do anything completely‚ actually traps them in a circumstance where achievement is incomprehensible

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    not be the same with Adam Smith. Smith is considered to be the “Father of Economics.” Every person that has studied some form of Economics‚ whether it is Micro or Macro‚ knows why Smith is so important. However‚ few know the person behind the theory. Adam Smith was not just an Economic guru; prior to his discovery‚ he was man ordinary man. His life’s work was dedicated to Economics‚ but behind closed doors he was more than just the “Wealth of Nations.” In order to understand Adam Smith’s economic theory

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