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Laissez-faire (/ ˌ l ɛ s eɪ ˈ f ɛər / LESS-ay-FAIR; or / l ɑː ˌ s ɛ z ˈ f ɛ. j ə r /, from French: laissez faire [lɛse fɛːʁ] ⓘ, lit. ' let do ' ) is a type of economic system in which transactions between private groups of people are free from any form of economic interventionism (such as subsidies or regulations ).
Criticism of libertarianism includes ethical, economic, environmental and pragmatic concerns. With right-libertarianism, critics have argued that laissez-faire capitalism does not necessarily produce the best or most efficient outcome, and that libertarianism's philosophy of individualism and policies of deregulation fail to prevent the abuse of natural resources. [1]
The freedom to contract is the underpinning of laissez-faire economics and is a cornerstone of free-market libertarianism. The proponents of the concept believe that through "freedom of contract", individuals possess a general freedom to choose with whom to contract, whether to contract or not, and on which terms to contract.
In 1946, Leonard E. Read founded the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), an American nonprofit educational organization which promotes the principles of laissez-faire economics, private property and limited government. [187] According to Gary North, the FEE is the "granddaddy of all libertarian organizations". [188]
Laissez-faire, or free market capitalism, is an ideology that prescribes minimal public enterprise and government regulation in a capitalist economy. [51] This ideology advocates for a type of capitalism based on open competition to determine the price , production and consumption of goods through the invisible hand of supply and demand ...
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics is a work by the Austrian economist and philosopher Ludwig von Mises.Widely considered Mises' magnum opus, [1] it presents the case for laissez-faire capitalism based on praxeology, his method to understand the structure of human decision-making.
The advantages of the Laissez faire are increased innovation and creativity through the autonomy of expert staff. Some examples of this type of employee are teachers, creatives, and designers. [4] Disadvantages include the risk of low productivity by unsupervised staff, loss of direction due to the hands-off style of management. [1]
[2] [14] [15] Right-libertarian philosophy is also rooted in the ideas of individual rights and laissez-faire economics. The right-libertarian theory of individual rights generally follows the homestead principle and the labor theory of property, stressing self-ownership and that people have an absolute right to the property that their labor ...