How the invisible hand guides the economy

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In his book The Wealth of Nations, the original Adam Smith explained how the 'invisible hand' guides the economy. He claimed that, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” Explain what Adam Smith meant by this.

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