Adam smiths idea of a free market economy purposes that

The correct answer is B) businesses should be allowed to run without government interference.

The other options of the question were A) the government should be allowed to control trade. C) the stronger the government, the more stable the economy. D) businesses should share their products freely to promote an equal society.

Adam Smith's idea of a free market economy purposes that businesses should be allowed to run without government interference.

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was an economist from Scotland that developed the idea of a free-market economy in which businesses should be allowed to run without government interference. He established this concept in his famous book "The Wealth of the Nations," written in 1776. Many historians and economists consider this book as the foundation of Capitalism.

2018 means 2018 ce or common era

there have been other eras too including bce, which included way more years.