A Positive Program for Laissez Faire
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"A Positive Program for Laissez Faire" is an influential 1934 essay by economist Henry Simons that outlines a vision of competitive, rules-based capitalism with strong antitrust enforcement and limited but active government intervention.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Positive Program for Laissez Faire Context triple: [Henry Simons, notableWork, A Positive Program for Laissez Faire]
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Free Market Fairness
Free Market Fairness is a political philosophy book by John Tomasi that argues for a synthesis of free-market economic principles with robust commitments to social justice and individual rights.
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B.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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C.
Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
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D.
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto is a foundational book that systematically presents and defends modern libertarian philosophy, advocating minimal government and maximal individual freedom.
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E.
The Economy, Liberty, and the State
"The Economy, Liberty, and the State" is a scholarly work by economist Calvin B. Hoover examining the relationship between free markets, individual freedom, and government intervention in modern economic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Positive Program for Laissez Faire Target entity description: "A Positive Program for Laissez Faire" is an influential 1934 essay by economist Henry Simons that outlines a vision of competitive, rules-based capitalism with strong antitrust enforcement and limited but active government intervention.
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A.
Free Market Fairness
Free Market Fairness is a political philosophy book by John Tomasi that argues for a synthesis of free-market economic principles with robust commitments to social justice and individual rights.
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B.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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C.
Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
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D.
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto is a foundational book that systematically presents and defends modern libertarian philosophy, advocating minimal government and maximal individual freedom.
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E.
The Economy, Liberty, and the State
"The Economy, Liberty, and the State" is a scholarly work by economist Calvin B. Hoover examining the relationship between free markets, individual freedom, and government intervention in modern economic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
economic essay
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essay ⓘ |
| advocates |
active but constrained government
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competitive markets ⓘ limited government intervention ⓘ strong antitrust policy ⓘ |
| author | Henry Simons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
ad hoc government intervention
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unregulated monopoly ⓘ |
| describes | rules-based capitalism ⓘ |
| genre | economic theory ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
positive program for competitive order
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rules over discretion in economic policy ⓘ |
| influenced | Chicago school of economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical liberalism
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laissez-faire tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
antitrust enforcement
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competition policy ⓘ economic policy ⓘ laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ role of government in the economy ⓘ |
| movement | American neoliberalism (early Chicago variant) ⓘ |
| opposes |
concentrated economic power
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monopoly power ⓘ |
| proposes |
clear and general economic rules
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separation of competitive markets from monopoly ⓘ use of taxation and regulation to preserve competition ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
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