Which Enlightenment thinker was a supporter of capitalism as the most efficient way for economies to operate, which stood in direct opposition to the mercantile system that was common in Europe at the time?

ADAM SMITH

Adam Smith and the Enlightenment

Adam Smith (1723-1790) synthesized and improved on many of David Hume economic theories to create an economic worldview that would influence global economics until the present.

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