Adam Smith on population
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4266954 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J J Spengler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-388 |
| Publication date | 1970-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00324728.1970.10406135 |
| PMID | 22074094 |
| OpenAlex | W2000581974 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 25 |
Adam Smith dealt with questions of population mainly in his Wealth of Nations. His discussion falls roughly under five heads and reflects in considerable measure his image of the English economy. (1) A country's population capacity, given the average level of consumption, was conditioned by the stock of land, the skill with which it was cultivated, and the degree to which division of labour could be increased and thereby augment output for domestic use and sale in external markets. (2) Growth of population was essentially in response to growth of the demand for labour and served to increase division of labour. (3) The social mechanisms underlying elevation of the scale of living are touched upon, and in an optimistic spirit. (4) The distribution of a country's population responded to its progress in opulence, with the rate of this progress conditioned by the degree to which inappropriate (e.g. mercantilist) policies were avoided. (5) Smith dealt briefly with such matters as colonies, education, size of economy, environmental influences, and public policy, all of which he recognized as significant for the quantity and quality of a country's numbers
Adam smith · Classical economics · Consumption (sociology) · Demographic economics · Development economics · Distribution (mathematics) · Division of labour · Economics · Economy · Geography · Labour economics · Market economy · Mercantilism · Population · Population growth · Scale (ratio) · Social science · Sociology · Stock (firearms) · Demography · Economic Theory and Institutions · Economic Theory and Policy · Political Economy and Marxism
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |