Birth of a Tory lie. Now an economist is trying to repackage collectivism to sound like it were Libertarianism. What a mess!

"A new book, The Origin of Wealth by Eric Beinhocker (Random House) has been described by the economist John Kay as the most important business book of the year."

“People are strong reciprocators,” says Beinhocker. “They’re neither selfishly individualistic nor inherently altruistic. They try to do unto others as you would have them do unto you — but if others don’t do it unto you, then nail them.”

“We may not be able to control or predict the future direction of society, but we can ensure that its three elements — states, markets and communities — work together to create wealth, social capital and opportunity.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2209644_2,00.html