https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASdbq23r2Tc/david-l-williams RSS for Node Mon, 11 May 2026 15:42:40 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-09-02/adam-smith-and-occupy-agree-on-inequality https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-09-02/adam-smith-and-occupy-agree-on-inequality Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:00:02 GMT SCOTLAND - AUGUST 19: A marker leads the way to the grave of economist Adam Smith in Canongate Kirkyard cemetery in Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. on Friday, Aug. 19, 2009. Smith, considered to be the "father of modern economics," argued in his book, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," that minimal government interference in commerce would promote human welfare and alleviate poverty. (Photo by Adam Berry/Bloomberg via Getty Images)