Group Analytics in Adam Smith's Work

被引：1

作者：

Levy, David M. ^{[1
]}

Peart, Sandra J. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] George Mason Univ, Ctr Study Publ Choice, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA

[2] Univ Richmond, Jepson Sch Leadership Studies, Richmond, VA 23173 USA

来源：

EASTERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL | 2016年 / 42卷 / 04期

关键词：

national character; race; occupation; Adam Smith; David Hume;

D O I：

10.1057/s41302-016-0004-y

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The link between occupation and character began with David Hume and was extended by Adam Smith in service to their attack on the doctrine of innate national character. A worker's awareness of the relative approbative rewards to occupation is central to Smith's competitive labor market equilibrium. When the division of labor is extended by growth, the variance of character increases. With this insight Smith was able to offer a race-blind theory of civilization, something that escaped even Hume. Nineteenth century anthropological focus on the variance of character can be seen as a racialization of Smith's work.

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