Essays on an Elusive and Misused Concept in Economics
by
Marianne F. Johnson, William H. Perry, Warren J. Samuels
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2011
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...