Adam smith on the nature and causes of poverty

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-291

  Gilbert, Geoffrey ^a  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Poor; Poor Law; Poverty; Smith

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937262359     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769700000001     Document Type: Article

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