Adam Smith in 10 Minutes

University of Glasgow: Adam Smith in 10 Minutes (Gavin Kennedy of Adam Smith's Lost Legacy gives the video clip high praise.)

Chris Berry, Professor of Political Theory at University of Glasgow is a leading expert on the life and work of one of the University of Glasgow's most famous academics, Adam Smith.

In this 10 minute talk, Professor Berry describes the making of the man, the global significance of his writing and explains why Smith's work still resonates with us today.   

ADAM SMITH IN 10 MINUTES   

Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy in 1723. He entered Glasgow University at the early – but for the time not unusual – age of fourteen. …

This quote was particularly interesting:

…If Smith of popular repute is the ‘father of capitalism’, the advocate of ‘market forces’, the enemy of government regulation and believer in something called the ‘invisible hand’ to produce optimum economic outcomes then he would be a disappointed parent….

Watch the video. It's very informative.