I, Face Mask. A reconsideration of the classic essay, “I, Pencil”
Article
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27/05/2020
epidemic disease ; globalization ; economic analysis ; case study ; personal protective equipment
Economics
https://publicseminar.org/2020/05/i-face-mask/
English
"The devastation created by the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing us to reconsider long-held beliefs about how to organize the economy. Take “I, Pencil,” an influential essay by Leonard Read, written in 1958, which argues for reliance on the “invisible hand” of the market. Read started one of the first free market think tanks in 1946, and his pencil story figured prominently in Milton and Rose Friedman's ten-part television series, Free to Choose, which first aired in 1980."
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