laissez faire
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laissez faire
, laisser fairea. the doctrine of unrestricted freedom in commerce, esp for private interests
b. (as modifier): a laissez-faire economy
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laissez faire
the doctrine that economic affairs, especially the interests of capital, are best left unrestricted by government action. The term derives originally from the ideas of the French physiocrats, but was developed by Adam SMITH and by the CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS.Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000