Was Adam Smith an economic geographer?
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چکیده
Abstract Economic geographers typically associate Adam Smith with the pin factory, division of labour, and ‘invisible hand’ market. We show that a closer reading The Wealth Nations reveals much richer broader range ideas, which we illustrate by focusing on six themes: methodology, role physical geography land in development, urban scale, institutions, commercial centres, financial geography. On for example, offers vivid elaboration what causes ‘home bias’ international trade. Similarly, largely neglected part book, thorough set reflections as to turned Amsterdam into leading centre Europe during seventeenth century eighteenth centuries. Overall, argue all these themes across them, insights valuable contemporary economic geography, making worthy place an anthology discipline.
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عنوان ژورنال: GeoJournal
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1572-9893', '0343-2521']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-021-10499-y