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527. Can Adam Smith Fix Our Economy?

Freakonomics Radio

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The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

When Adam Smith was writing The Wealth of Nations in the mid-18th century it wasn't supermarkets he was worried about. Maha Rafi Atal is writing a book with the working title when companies rule corporate power from the East India Company to Silicon Valley. "I don't like supermarkets. I think they've ruined so much of our communities but nonetheless that's seen as progress"

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