the Adam Smith Institute
/ði ˌædəm ˈsmɪθ ɪnstɪtjuːt/
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- a British organization formed in 1977 to give economic advice to the British government, foreign governments and other groups. It was named after the 18th-century economist Adam Smith, and shared many of his ideas (for example, about the importance of reducing the extent to which the state is involved in social and commercial affairs). It was associated particularly with the Conservative governments of the 1980s and 1990s in Britain.
亚当·斯密研究所（Adam Smith Institute）：成立于1977年的英国组织，旨在为英国政府，外国政府和其他团体提供经济建议。它以18世纪经济学家亚当·史密斯（Adam Smith）的名字命名，并分享了他的许多想法（例如，关于减少国家参与社会和商业事务的重要性的重要性）。它尤其与1980年代和1990年代英国的保守党政府有关。