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THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN ADAM SMITH’S THOUGHT SYSTEM AND MODERN PUBLIC FINANCE THEORY: A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION

Turan Yay YTU

DergiPark (Istanbul University)

Abstract

What are the main functions of the state? Which functions must be fulfilled by the state, which functions must be not? How should the state fulfill these responsibilities? What must be the main principles of the state, related to public expenditures, taxation and debt policies? In this paper, the place of the role and functions of the state in Adam Smith’s thought system will be discussed. In this context, especially the related parts of the Wealth of Nations and Lectures on Jurisprudence will be focused on and evaluated in the light of contemporary public finance theory

Keywords

Adam smith State (computer science) Economic Thought Economics Positive economics Neoclassical economics Epistemology Law and economics Philosophy Computer science

Subject Areas

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth ·Economics and Econometrics ·Social Sciences
Income, Poverty, and Inequality ·Sociology and Political Science ·Social Sciences
Economic Theory and Policy ·General Economics, Econometrics and Finance ·Social Sciences

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