The Hesitant Hand: Taming Self-Interest in the History of Economic Ideas by Steven G. Medema

The Hesitant Hand: Taming Self-Interest in the History of Economic Ideas

Steven G. Medema

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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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