The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World

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The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World (2016)

Directed by Jim Taylor

Documentary · 57m

The Real Adam Smith: A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg, takes an intriguing, two-part look at Smith and the evolution and relevance of his ideas today, both economic and ethical. It’s difficult to imagine that a man who lived with horse drawn carriages and sailing ships would foresee our massive 21st century global market exchange, much less the relationship between markets and morality. But Adam Smith was no ordinary 18th century figure. Considered the “father of modern economics,” Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. The revolutionary ideas he penned in The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments, changed the world. Norberg explores Smith’s insights regarding free trade and the nature of wealth to the present, where they are thriving and driving the world’s economy.

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Crew

Director
Jim Taylor
Writer
Thomas Skinner
Producer
Roger Brown, Barbara Potter

Details

Release date
2016-03-28
Runtime
57m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN