DAVOS – Today’s mainstream economic models are based on two fundamental assumptions: first, humans are essentially selfish actors who act rationally to advance their own utility – so-called homo economicus; but, second, as Adam Smith’s metaphor of an “invisible hand” was intended to suggest, self-regarding behavior can inadvertently advance the common good. Both assumptions are patently false.
达沃斯——今天主流经济模式的构建基础是两大基本假设：第一，人类从本质上是自私的，靠理性行为争取实际利益——这就是所谓的理性经济人假说；还有其次，亚当·斯密有关 “看不见的手”的比喻意在表明，利己主义行为能在无意中促进公共利益。这两个假设显然是错误的。