Reference no: EM133061136
Adam Smith, a very influential eighteenth-century political economist, wrote, "By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it" (cited in Stiglitz and Rosengard, 2015, p. 62). Considering the quotation, in 1,250-1,500 words, address the following questions.
1. Describe what Smith meant by the "invisible hand." How exactly does it function?
2. Describe how Smith's work is a reaction to mercantilism, which dominated the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As a point of departure, define mercantilism.
3. Discuss if all 19th-century thinkers agree with Smith. How did, for instance, Karl Marx view the doctrine of laissez-faire? What were the inevitable consequences of such an economic system?
4. Discuss the influences of Smith and his critics, like Marx, reflected in the mixed economy of the United States today.
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