Adam Smith

This book traces the life and thought of Adam Smith beyond the clichés. It is not just the story of the author of The Wealth of Nations, but the complete portrait of a man who reflected on morality, power, labor, and human contradictions in a world in transformation. From his childhood in Scotland to his lasting influence on modern economics, the book shows a complex Smith: a critic of privileges, a defender of markets with rules, attentive to justice, and concerned with the moral effects of wealth.