Each Person Goes About Her Daily Business Seeking to Maximise

question 124

True/False

Each person goes about her daily business seeking to maximise her own self-interests. In doing so, she contributes to the welfare of society at large. This is the idea underlying Adam Smith's 'invisible hand'.

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