Adam Smith has been a reference in various topics at various times, and has put his theoretical, ideological and methodological perspective at the service of multiple orientations. The uses of Smith as a classic of political economy, that is, the convergence of the political that goes beyond the technical-instrumental on the one hand and the anecdotal on the other, presents two clear flanks in a simplified way, the one that leans more for towards rationality and mathematical formalization, economics, and that other the leans towards the reflection of the socio-political and cultural context. This second perspective is the one that www.olafinanciera.unam.mx in its 46th issue, continues to adopt to celebrate Smith in its 300 years of remaining in the public, academic and theoretical discussion.