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Each person goes about her daily business seeking to maximize 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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A legal document that grants a designated person the authority to act on another's behalf in legal or financial matters, even in the event of the latter's incapacitation.

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