[Commentary] Sustainable use of wild species is critical for the well-being of people and nature

2022-08-29 05:50
Scottish economist Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” has been the dominant paradigm in development and policy circles, especially in neoliberal economics, for over 250 years.  In 1776, in his seminal An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, he argued that free markets, made up of self-interested actors, deliver the best possible […]