Mat writes: >I think the Scottish enlightenment reference [by D. McCloskey]
is just an idea of
basically benign market organization, capitalism with a human face, Adam
Smith but with heavy emphasis on the moral sentiments.<

In my recent POLITICS & SOCIETY article, I write about this a bit. The
Scottish "capitalism with a human face" (capitalism with a vibrant
Toqueville-type civil society) conflicts with the unlimited accumulation of
capital. 

Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] &  http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine

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