Beyond natural selection and divine intervention: The Lamarckian implication of Adam Smith's invisible hand

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-393

  Khalil, Elias L ^a  

^a Amer Inst for Economic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Admiration and social rank; Class biased viewpoint; General rules; Organization order; Origin from accident; Origin from Deity; Origin from purposeful action; Parent child love; Public image; Stoicism; Sympathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034350175     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001910000036     Document Type: Article

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