Re: Standards Article

Tony Barry (tony@ningaui.anu.edu.au)
Thu, 9 Oct 1997 10:05:51 +1000

At 1:19AM 9/10/97, Paul Bambury wrote:
>Since Adam Smith postulated the "invisible hand" of the market it has
>had a godlike status. It's something in which we are supposed to trust
>to deliver benefits for everyone. This is the central fallacy of market
>capitalism.

The "invisible hand" is so often the one in your pocket.

Tony

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