Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations. Edited by Cheng-chung Lai. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp. xxxiii, 403. $99.99

Robert Prasch

The Journal of Economic History, 2001, vol. 61, issue 3, 872-874

Abstract: For years to come historians of economic thought, economic historians, and, most importantly, Adam Smith scholars will all be indebted to Professor Cheng-chung Lai for this unique contribution to our collective understanding of the spread of economic ideas. In the volume under review, Lai has assembled a very compelling set of writings that advance our understanding of the spread of Smith's ideas beyond the Anglophone world. This volume includes a variety of sources, some translated specifically for it, including original prefaces or forwards to several translations, a few now-classic essays on the spread of Smithian ideas, and a number of articles by contemporary Smith scholars. Collectively, these 29 essays provide a remarkable insight into the reception accorded Smith's ideas in ten nations.

Date: 2001
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