Democracy, equality, and justice : John Adams, Adam Smith, and political economy
"Challenging common interpretations of the political thought of John Adams and Adam Smith, Democracy, Equality, and Justice offers an engaging and novel portrait of the political economy in America at its founding. The founders believed that liberty should not trump community, but should exist within the context of community. Drawing on extensive written records of the thoughts of John Adams and Adam Smith, the father of modern capitalism, John E. Hill argues that these two great men advocated a balanced, values-based, and just political economy. Applying their values of universalism and moderation today would significantly broaden the definition of morality in contemporary politics. Democracy, Equality, and Justice is a text that will encourage debate over the relationship between historical ideas and contemporary economic problems."--Jacket
xvii, 267 pages ; 23 cm
9780739117620, 9780739117637, 0739117629, 0739117637
85892285
John Adams?
Revolutionary values
Virtues for democratic citizens
Individuality within communities
Government and self-interest
Self-interest and the economy
Property and democracy
Foreign policy values of the founders
Democracy : political equality and justice for all
Revised edition of: Revolutionary values for a new millennium. 2000