What were Adam Smith's view on laissez faire economics?

Answer 1

He was the first economist to identify trade as the source of wealth rather than a stock of individual resources, such as gold or silver. He theorized that the best thing to do would be to restrict trade as little as possible, allowing the market to allocate resources and build wealth. He also coined the term "invisible hand" to refer to a free, competitive market's tendency to drive prices toward an equilibrium and efficiently allocate resources.