What is the Swell Daily Dragon for Today?
In contrast, Adam Smith's view of government is that it should play a limited role in society primarily to protect individual rights and maintain order. He believed that the economy functions best when left of the free market and that government intervention such as regulation and taxation can be harmful to economic growth and prosperity. In summary, Karl Marx sees government as an instrument of class oppression, while Adam Smith sees it primarily having a negative role in society, being a necessary evil and should be kept to a minimum