Adam Smith · Economics

The Invisible Hand

How the pursuit of self-interest, channelled by competition and prices, can serve the common good - and where that famous mechanism breaks down.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned how Smith’s invisible hand turns self-interest into collective benefit. Marx accepted much of the analysis but drew a darker conclusion. State Marx’s key challenge.

Leads to Karl Marx.

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