Rothbard 1996 claims that Adam Smith was not the founder of economics, was a shameless plagiarist and that he ‘originated nothing that was true and that whatever he originated was wrong’
Discuss the basis for Rothbard’s claims and whether, in your own view, there is any justification for them.
Recommended sources and additional sources also recommended
Support with graphs and charts which will be included in the appendix
Address question by agreeing with the statement regarding Adam Smith as a plagerist and use the relevant literature to justify the answer
Faccarello, G & H.D. Kurz (2016) Volume1 pp 57-73
Hunt & Lautzenheiser (2011), Ch. 3
Screpanti & Zamagni (2011) Ch. 3
Ekelund , R. & R. Hebert (2014) ‘A History of Economic Theory and Method, Ch.5
Rothbard, M (1996) Economic Thought Before Adam Smith: An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Ch, 16
Source Reading: Adam Smith from’ An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations’
Source Reading: Smith on Growth, Trade and University Professors
