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The case against the presumption that Smith subscribed to ‘laissez faire’ principles on the lonely grounds that he never used these words, is not the only nor the strongest evidence. Fortunately, the case is much stronger.
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Kennedy, G. (2005). On Laissez Faire. In: Adam Smith’s Lost Legacy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230511194_32
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