Klein, Daniel B. - In: Journal of contextual economics : Schmollers Jahrbuch 143 (2023) 1/4, pp. 239-261
"The data from text digitization show that "liberal" acquired a sustained political signification for the first time around 1769: the liberal policy principles of Adam Smith and his associates. The bodies of evidence include: (1) the non-occurrence in English prior to 1769 (with a few...
