Who among the following supported the economic principle of ‘laissez-faire’?
Jeremy Bentham supported economic freedom, including allowing competent adults to negotiate financial bargains without unnecessary legal restraint. His Defence of Usury…
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Who among the following supported the economic principle of ‘laissez-faire’?
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Jeremy Bentham supported economic freedom, including allowing competent adults to negotiate financial bargains without unnecessary legal restraint. His Defence of Usury argues for freedom to agree lending terms. That position illustrates laissez-faire, though it does not mean he rejected every form of government intervention.
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