Laissez-faire
Jan 30 2015
•1h 20m
•Documentary, History
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.
Cast
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Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)
Salvador Allende
Self (archive footage)
Milton Friedman
Self (archive footage)
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