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Erasing the Invisible Hand: Essays on an Elusive and Misused Concept in Economics
Erasing the Invisible Hand Essays on an Elusive and Misused Concept in Economics
Author: Warren J. Samuels
This book examines the use, principally in economics, of the concept of the invisible hand, centering on Adam Smith. It interprets the concept as ideology, knowledge, and a linguistic phenomenon. It shows how the principal Chicago School interpretation misperceives and distorts what Smith believed on the economic role of government. The essays f...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521517256
ISBN-10: 0521517257
Publication Date: 8/31/2011
Pages: 344
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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