hand... Does the theory attributed to A Smith have any mathematical justification, i.e. that a group of individuals making egoistic choices will lead to a solution beneficial for everyone? Can "beneficial" be understood as "optimal"? No trivial solutions like individuals with identical utility functions.
Handwaving and solutions appealing to complexity & great interconnectedness of things welcome! I'm thinking about it and arriving to opposite conclusions - no wonder, I don't even know what's a good place to start!