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RSA Thursday: The Darwin Economy

Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

RSA Thursday: The Darwin Economy

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RSA Thursday

The Darwin Economy

Thursday 10 November at 1pm

 

Adam Smith’s theory of the invisible hand, which holds that competition channels self-interest for the common good, is probably the most widely cited argument in favour of unbridled competition – and against taxation, regulation, and even government itself. But what if Smith’s idea was almost an exception to the general rule of competition?

 

Influential economist Professor Robert Frank argues that Charles Darwin’s understanding of competition describes economic reality far more accurately than Smith’s, and that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics.

 

Join Robert Frank at the RSA as he offers a new way of thinking about liberty, competition and the common good and offers timely policies for a fairer economy.

 

Speaker: Robert Frank, Professor of Economics at Cornell University, New York Times columnist and author of The Darwin Economy (Princeton University Press, 2011)

 

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Durham House Street entrance
WC2N 6EZ London
United Kingdom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM (GMT)


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