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'''Laissez faire''' (let us do or let us work) (from ''"laissez faire, laissez passer"'') is a general principle an economic doctrine that opposes governmental regulation of noncommerce beyond the minimum necessary for a free-interventionism on enterprise system; it was promoted by the part of physiocrats. [[federal government]], allowing states to handle matters at their levelhttp://www. answers.com/topic/laissez-faire] In economic theory, the term implies a true [[free market]] with no [[government]] intervention. Modern press approximately translates ''laissez faire'' into, "Do what you will", from French. A noted [[advocate]] of the ''laissez faire'' style of economy The term was [[Adam Smith]], who pioneered the theory of modern [[capitalism]], but as [[Thomas Malthus]] and [[David Ricardo]], did not use the termpopularized by French Jean-Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712–1759).
In the US is a general principle of non-interventionism on the part of [[federal government]], allowing states to handle matters at their level. Although elements of the [[laissez-faire]] principle are incorporated into all capitalist economies, it is always limited to some extent. Currently [[Somalia]] is the only nation where pure laissez-faire is practiced. Pure laissez-faire was experimented with in [[Chile]] during the reign of General Pinochet, but the experiment was unsuccessful.
== See also ==
*[[Enterprise]]
*[[Classical liberalism]]
*[[Liberalism]]
*[[Individualism]]
== External links ==
*[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/laissez%20faire Dictionary.com]
*[http://antisophistewww.blogspotinfoplease.com/2005dictionary/09brewers/laissez-faire-laissez-passer.html Laissez faireFaire, laissez passerLaissez Passer.] In French.
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