The psychology of specialization and the origins of money

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This paper raises a worry that it is difficult to reconcile Adam Smith’s claims about the relationship of specialization to talent and character with his account of the origins of money. Specialization makes one stupid outside of one’s specialism yet money arises by specialists also providing what everyone wants.

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Terence Rajivan Edward
University of Manchester (PhD)

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