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(economics) A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole.

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invisible hand

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invisible hand

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(economics) A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole.

Japanese Meaning

見えざる手：（経済学）自由市場において、個々人が自己の利益を追求する行動が、結果として社会全体の利益に寄与するという現象を示す比喩

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Many economists argue that the invisible hand guides markets toward efficiency even without central planning.

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多くの経済学者は、見えざる手が中央計画がなくても市場を効率的に導くと主張している。

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(economics) A metaphor for the principle that in a free market, an individual pursuing his own self-interest also tends to promote the good of his community as a whole.

By preferring the ſupport of domeſtick to that of foreign induſtry he intends only his own ſecurity; and by directing that induſtry in ſuch a manner as its produce may be of the greateſt value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other caſes, led by an inviſible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.

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invisible hands

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