laissez-faire policy

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laissez-faire
noun[U]
uk
/ˌleɪ.seɪˈfeər/us
/ˌleɪ.seɪˈfer/
unwillingness to get involved in or influence other ...
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policy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us
/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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Alaissez-fairepolicy, meanwhile, which is the dominant approach at present, results in numerous negative consequences in terms of social inequalities and spatial disparities.
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An expedientlaissez-fairepolicyadmits of exceptions because speakers can sometimes cause such severe damage to others that coercive interference with the speech is justified.
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Open access and the largelylaissez-fairepolicyon access rights, albeit the latter restricted by vessel size in a zone radiating from shore, did little to limit fishing capacity.
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It was therefore impractical to maintain alaissez-fairepolicytoward the quarter, and in 1920 the administration began taking steps to secure this supply of labor.
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We appear to have alaissez-fairepolicyfor what is possibly the most dangerous of global industries.
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Alaissez-fairepolicyis no option if we are to retain salmon.
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The regime acknowledged early on that radicalism and republicanism threatened it, undermining its laissez-faire policies.
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Domestically, political attitudes favoured free trade and laissez-faire policies and a gradual widening of the voting franchise.
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Their argument is that government planning of the economy was both unnecessary and counterproductive, and that laissez-faire policies would have ended the suffering much sooner.
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In contrast to paleoconservatives, libertarian conservatives support strict laissez-faire policies such as free trade, opposition to any national bank and opposition to business regulations.
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The president suffered terrible blows, sending the message that laissez-faire policies were not desired.
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