On 2011-08-05, at 4:52 PM, c b wrote:
> Very interesting that this somewhat pro-cooperation hypothesis is
> spoken of favorably in "The Economist".
Adam Smith also believed that individual self-interest could only be realized in cooperation with others - in his case, through commercial and trade relationships based on trust among the multitude of small propertyholders. Marx, of course, later saw the self-interest of individuals realized through participation in the collective struggles of the propertyless.