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Adam smith is considered the father of economics because he developed the theory that

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He
was considered the father of modern economic theory.

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He was considered the father of modern economic theory. He was a British philosopher and economist. In 1776, Adam Smith published An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, which took about ten years in the to write.

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