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ISBN/UID: 9780691150000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 06 March 2011
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Adam Smith turned economic theory on its head in 1776 when he declared that the pursuit of self-interest mediated by the market itself--not by government--led, via an invisible hand, to the greatest possible welfare for society as a whole. The Hes...
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230 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691150000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 06 March 2011
Description
Adam Smith turned economic theory on its head in 1776 when he declared that the pursuit of self-interest mediated by the market itself--not by government--led, via an invisible hand, to the greatest possible welfare for society as a whole. The Hes...