Nick Phillipson on Adam Smith on What Human Beings Are Like
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The Impartial Observer
Hugh Smith's wealth of nations was an attack on the entire mercantile system. He did not believe in universal systems of economic management. What he wanted was cautious improvements, piecemeal improvements. The idea of an invisible hand reconciles private and public interest is said to be his most powerful.
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