More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources—and What Happens Next

by Andrew McAfee

Capitalism is not going to host the debate about which of these offerings are to be permitted. That essential debate needs to happen elsewhere in a society. Smith got right the fundamental principle we should apply: “The interest of the producer ought to be attended to only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.”