tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post5575868399167560110..comments2024-03-28T23:50:49.886-05:00Comments on Throne, Altar, Liberty: Tory Economics Part TwoGerry T. Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12137796641408373451noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post-65167445047929716832014-03-26T18:13:49.995-05:002014-03-26T18:13:49.995-05:00It depends on what we understand by laissez-faire....It depends on what we understand by laissez-faire. If we understand it to mean that the state will adopt a policy of letting the economy be without major central planning the state doesn't actually have to do anything other than adopt such a policy. If laissez-faire is an economical model in which there are no or next-to-no regulations, everything is privatized, and there are no tariffs, subsidies, etc. then to create this model where it does not already exist requires major state intervention.Gerry T. Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137796641408373451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977100651062963844.post-56010513448756889492014-03-22T23:15:00.504-05:002014-03-22T23:15:00.504-05:00As usual much to digest and all a fascinating and ...As usual much to digest and all a fascinating and clear treatment of intellectual history.<br /><br />Isn't it more accurate to say the liberal doctrine of laissez-faire was, ironically, in fact preceded by massive state intervention into those economic arrangements? <br /><br />I don't see that laissez-faire <em>requires</em> massive state intervention. Col. B. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590364016079745156noreply@blogger.com