Adam Smith’s Very Brief Mention and Discussion of the Invisible Hand, In His &lt;i&gt;The Theory of Moral Sentiments&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;The Wealth of Nations&lt;/i&gt;, Was Not Intended to Provide Any Theoretical Foundation for Any of His Analysis: Smith Regarded the Invisible Hand as an Unimportant &lt;i&gt;Obiter Dicta&lt;/i&gt; Used for Metaphorical Purposes Only

Michael Emmett Brady

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3427639

Adam Smith’s Very Brief Mention and Discussion of the Invisible Hand, In His The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations, Was Not Intended to Provide Any Theoretical Foundation for Any of His Analysis: Smith Regarded the Invisible Hand as an Unimportant Obiter Dicta Used for Metaphorical Purposes Only

Michael Emmett Brady

https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3427639

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Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal

Publication Date: Jan 1, 2019

Affiliation: California State University, Dominguez Hills

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Adam Smith’s Very Brief Mention and Discussion of the Invisible Hand, In His The Theory of Moral Sentiments and The Wealth of Nations, Was Not Intended to Provide Any Theoretical Foundation for Any of His Analysis: Smith Regarded the Invisible Hand as an Unimportant Obiter Dicta Used for Metaphorical Purposes Only

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