Tag: Eamonn Butler

  • The Best Book on the Market – Book Review

    I’m convinced that one of the most misunderstood concepts in the modern world is markets. Too often portrayed by advocates as the handmaiden of God that will usher in his Kingdom and reviled by detractors as the handmaiden of the Anti-Christ perverting people into avarice-driven malevolence, its true benefits and limitations are rarely appreciated. Markets…

  • Adam Smith in 800 Words

    The China Post: Adam Smith: Economics can set you free (HT: Gavin Kennedy) Gavin Kennedy brands this post as the best presentation of Adam Smith's contribution to the world in 800 words or less. I maintain that Smith is one of the most misunderstood figures in the social sciences and is usually only understood in…