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SPONTANEOUS ORDER AND CIVIL SOCIETY - Kosmos

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<strong>SPONTANEOUS</strong> SOCIAL<br />

INSTITUTIONS<br />

๏Adam Smith was the first to notice how important<br />

institutions in social and political life are examples of<br />

spontaneous order<br />

๏Smith made the case that the division of labor is<br />

responsible for producing wealth, yet is by no one’s<br />

design<br />

๏The division of labor is what Smith identifies as the<br />

feature of human social organization most responsible<br />

for wealth and prosperity<br />

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