摘要
SCOTTISH economist Adam Smith laid the foundation of modern economics with his1776 treatise An Inquiry into the Nature and
SCOTI＇ISH economist Adam Smith laid the foundation of modern economics with his 1776 treatise An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.In this seminal work he argued that in a market economy the government should be little more than a ＂night watchman,＂ and give full play to market forces.
