What is a Nightguard?

Usually refers to night caregivers, meaning night guards, and also to guarding the spirits of the dead. Also refers to the long-fiction fantasy series created by Russian writer Sergei Lukyanenko-"The Night Watchman Series (" The Night Watchman "," The Watchman "," The Twilight Messenger "," The Last Guardian ")" The first song "The Night Watchman". The book was also filmed as a movie and a game of the same name.

night guard

(Economic term)

Usually refers to night caregivers, meaning night guards, and also to guarding the spirits of the dead. Russian writer

The Night Watchman, Adam

What makes Smith easily misunderstood is that he is seen by many peoplewhether they agree or disagree with himas an economist who likes to standardize the world. In the example in this article, Smith seems to argue that a regulated government should strictly abide by the role of night watchman and should limit government functions to defense, justice, and certain public facilities. Even more good people, generously invented the crown of small government, big society, also generously placed on Mr. Smith's head.

After reading Yuan Yuan, we will know that Smith is fascinated by the real world experience and has little interest in regulating the world. He summarizes experience and analyzes experience to derive an economic interpretation of experience; based on generalized explanations, he puts forward speculations that can be tested by future experience. Fortunately, "he stands at the dawn of a new science and the beginning of a new era in Europe" (see the preface by MaxLerner for the English version of Yuan Fu 1937, translated by Zhang Wuchang). At that time, Britain was beginning modern economic growth. The countless new experiences that the ancient doctrine could not cope with provided the basis for the modern masterpiece of modern economics. Fortunately, Smith's analysis and conclusions have been repeatedly verified by subsequent experience. As Zhang Wuchang said, the whole of his main arguments not only withstands the test of time, but also becomes more and more correct (by Zhang Wuchang, "The Academic Old Man and the Sea", Social Science Literature Publishing House 2001 Edition).

When it comes to government functions, Smith can't just state empirical facts. Imagine that in a time when British banks were privately run, what else could the monarch (government) do in addition to defense, justice and public facilities? In this sense, let us make a correction: Smith has never argued that the government "should" act as a night watchman. Smith made no contribution to the great idea that the government should act as a night watchman.