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the idea that goverment should give merchants a free hand to produce and sell their goods openly in the world market, the french phrase " leave alone.".....What is this idea?

2007-09-26 10:21:17 · 3 answers · asked by jean_12592 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Laissez-faire (IPA: [lɛse fɛr]) is a French phrase meaning "let do". From the French diction first used by the 18th century physiocrats as an injunction against government interference with trade, it became used as a synonym for strict free market economics during the early and mid-19th century. It is generally understood to be a doctrine that maintains that private initiative and production are best allowed to roam free, opposing economic interventionism and taxation by the state beyond that which is perceived to be necessary to maintain individual liberty, peace, security, and property rights.[1]

In the laissez-faire view, the state has no responsibility to engage in intervention to maintain a desired wealth distribution or to create a welfare state to protect people from poverty, instead relying on charity and the market system. Laissez-faire also embodies the notion that a government should not be in the business of granting privileges. As such, advocates of laissez-faire support the idea that the government should not create legal monopolies or use force to damage de facto monopolies. Supporters of laissez-faire also support the notion of free trade on the grounds that the state should not use protectionist measures, such as tariffs and subsidies, in order to curtail trade through national frontiers.

2007-09-26 10:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0 0

Capitalism, and Laisse Faire

2007-09-26 17:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It is laissez faire.

2007-09-26 17:24:55 · answer #3 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0 0

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