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Adam Smith

invisible hand; division of labor.

Scottish philosopher and economist whose 1776 work The Wealth of Nations introduced the division of labour, the invisible hand, and the foundations of free-market economics.

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Sources by Adam Smith

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
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The Wealth of Nations
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