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Adam Smith claimed by the Left
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GORDON Brown sought to claim Adam Smith, the 18th century author
of the Wealth of Nations, from his more right-wing admirers last
night stating that the economist was just as concerned with social
improvement as he was with enterprise.
The Chancellor, who was introducing a debate on Smith's ideas at
the University of Edinburgh, referred to the fact that both he and
the economist were born in Kirkaldy, Fife.
And he revealed that he had been reading the Wealth of Nations in
preparation for the debate while putting together last week's Budget.
But he joked that while he had been drawn to a ...
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