In a sense the vision of Adam Smith is a testimony to the 18th-century belief in the inevitable triumph of rationality and order over arbitrariness and chaos. Don't try to do good, says Smith.

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Ideas That Changed the World explores contemporary life and Smith’s influences on the very things we see going on today. Why is Smith widely studied now in China? Ethical businesses, like Whole ...