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526. Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger?

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The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Today's British public seems to side with Mariana Matsakado. More than three quarters of the population would prefer that services like gas, water, electricity and railroads were publicly owned. In book five of The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith would appear to be in favor of this. So what does a smithian on the right side of the political spectrum, like Aemon Butler, make of this?

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