Adam Smith and the Scottish Model of Education: A Scottish Bias

The Adam Smith Review 2015

17 Pages Posted: 7 Feb 2016

Date Written: February 4, 2016

Abstract

Adam Smith’s analysis of Scottish education is biased in favor of the Scottish educational system. Smith may have used his description of Scottish education to demonstrate that Scotland was not a rude and uncivilized society, but that it exceeded both England and the continent in refinement.

Keywords: Adam Smith, Education, Scottish Enlighenment

JEL Classification: B31, H52, I2, N3, D1

Suggested Citation

Paganelli, Maria Pia, Adam Smith and the Scottish Model of Education: A Scottish Bias (February 4, 2016). The Adam Smith Review 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2728087

Maria Pia Paganelli (Contact Author)

Trinity University ( email )

Dept. of Economics
One Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX 78212
United States

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