What’s Wrong with Charity?
Chicago Booth’s John Paul Rollert reflects on how we think about helping the poor and charitable giving.
What’s Wrong with Charity?‘The Invisible Hand’ is one of economics' most well-known phrases. But what did Adam Smith, the person credited with applying that phrase to economics, really mean when he used it? And how important was it to Smith's economic philosophy? Chicago Booth ethics professor John Paul Rollert digs into Smith's use of the phrase and examines it in the context of Smith's body of writing.
Chicago Booth’s John Paul Rollert reflects on how we think about helping the poor and charitable giving.
What’s Wrong with Charity?Chicago Booth’s John Paul Rollert reflects on “the precarious relationship between ethics and expediency.”
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