The Real Adam Smith? As you know I am not one to shy away from controversies. The legacy of Adam Smith as the founder of modern economics is one such controversy. The Adam Smith Myth, by Murray N. Rothbard This is an excerpt from Chapter 16 of An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Vol. I and II, Edward Elgar, 1995; Mises Institute 2006. Did Adam Smith Retard the Development of Economic Analysis? A Critique of Murray Rothbard’s Interpretation, by James C.  W. Ahiakpor The Independent Review, v.III, n.3, Winter 1999, ISSN 1086-1653, Copyright © 1999, pp. 355–383 … Continue reading The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World