all posts on April 12th, 2007


Myths and misunderstood economics

What is the greatest misunderstanding about economics and business in general? For me, it’s the commonly perpetuated view that “for-profit” and “for the public” are necessarily divergent and opposite viewpoints. Or it put it another way, that self-interest can’t lead to a common good.
That Smith’s central message, 200 years later, is still poorly misunderstood is […]