Download or read book Adam Smith's Daughters written by Bette Polkinghorn and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new and expanded edition first published in 1973 that highlights the contributions to the development of economics by eight women. These women are Jane Marcet, Harriet Martineau, Millicent Fawcett, Rosa Luxemburg, Beatrice Webb, Joan Robinson, Barb ara Bergmann, and Irma Adelman. Some of the topics they explore include free enterprise and individualism, collective government, and income distribution. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR