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525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith
Freakonomics Radio

525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith

E525

Dec 8, 2022
46 mins

Episode Description

How did an affable 18th-century “moral philosopher” become the patron saint of cutthroat capitalism? Does “the invisible hand” mean what everyone thinks it does? We travel to Smith’s hometown in Scotland to uncover the man behind the myth. (Part 1 of a series.)

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