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Smith At 300: The Lure Of Poetry And Profit

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“Prose is the Stile in which all the common affairs of Life, all Business and Agreements are made. No one ever made a Bargain in verse.” LRBL ii.115–116

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  • Dekker, Erwin, 2023. "Smith At 300: The Lure Of Poetry And Profit," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 45(2), pages 184-186, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jhisec:v:45:y:2023:i:2:p:184-186_3
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