WORLDVIEW: Time to dust off 241-year-old blueprint for economic prosperity

WORLDVIEW: Time to dust off 241-year-old blueprint for economic prosperity

Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” is the most solid of any possible cornerstone in a true democracy.
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By Alec Hogg

Among my favourite pursuits when time allows, is reading about the great old economists, especially the father of them all, Scotsman Adam Smith. It was his book, The Wealth of Nations, which got leaders in business and government to start understanding economic realities. It was published in 1776, the same year Americans signed the equally revolutionary Declaration of Independence. Both changed the world.

Economist Adam Smith
Economist Adam Smith

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