The spontaneous order of the marketplace is illustrated in the simple example of how a pencil is created. Based on the original I, Pencil essay by Leonard Read. [6 min/ Econ 101, Pro-capitalism]
Awards for I, Pencil
Grand Prize, Manning Centre and the Free Thinking Film Society
Reason Foundation Video Prize
2013 Anthem Film Festival, Short Documentary, Best Overall
Links
Wikipedia Official Homepage Book: I, Pencil Facebook
Book: The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.)
Book: The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation
Book: Literature and the Economics of Liberty: Spontaneous Order in Culture