What is the 'Invisible hand'?

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It is an expression used by Adam Smith, in his 1776 book "..The Wealth of Nations", to explain how capitalism and free markets can lead to an optimum allocation of resources for the public good, while each individual company is trying to maximize its profits.

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http://plus.maths.org/issue14/features/smith/

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