people Division of Labor
Specialization of tasks for efficiency
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I, Pencil: My Family Tree as Told to Leonard E. Read
event 1958
A classic essay illustrating the concept of spontaneous order through the story of a pencil's creation, demonstrating how no single person possesse...
Read MoreAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
event 1776
Foundational work of modern economics examining the mechanisms of free markets, division of labor, and the role of self-interest in creating prospe...
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