What Did Adam Smith Argue in the Wealth of Nations

question 2

Multiple Choice

What did Adam Smith argue in The Wealth of Nations ?

• A) Self-interest acted as an "invisible hand" in the marketplace, automatically regulating the supply of and demand for services.
• B) Mechanization would become the "invisible hand" and automation would eliminate human labor.
• C) Wealth should be distributed evenly throughout society.
• D) Inexorable natural laws controlled the social order.
• E) A single tax would solve the nation's uneven distribution of wealth.

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