“Government doesn’t "intrude" on the "free market." It creates the market.”
Robert B. Reich (1946) American political economist
Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few (2015)
“In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.”
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Ian Bremmer (1969) American political scientist
"The West Should Fear the Growth of State Capitalism," http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7883061/The-West-should-fear-the-growth-of-state-capitalism-Ian-Bremmer.html The Daily Telegraph (July 10, 2010).
“The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it.”
Harry Browne (1933–2006) American politician and writer
Source: Liberty A to Z (2004), p. 76
Mohamed Nasheed (1967) Maldivian politician, 4th president of the Maldives
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“Free markets induce a natural collective reaction by society.”
George Ritzer (1940) American sociologist
Source: Globalization - A Basic Text (2010), Chapter 5, Neo-Liberalism and Neo-Marxian Alternatives, p. 136
Milton Friedman (1912–2006) American economist, statistician, and writer
“Commanding Heights, Interview on PBS” https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitext/int_miltonfriedman.html, (Oct. 1, 2000)
“Democracy is acceptable to neo-liberals only in so far as it does not contradict the free market.”
Ha-Joon Chang book Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Source: Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism (2008), Ch. 8, Democracy and the free market, p. 176
“The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government.”
Milton Friedman book Capitalism and Freedom
Source: Capitalism and Freedom (1962), Ch. 1 The Relation Between Economic Freedom and Political Freedom, 2002 edition, page 15
Context: The existence of a free market does not of course eliminate the need for government. On the contrary, government is essential both as a forum for determining the "rule of the game" and as an umpire to interpret and enforce the rules decided on.
Alfred de Zayas (1947) American United Nations official
United Nations General Assembly - Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/IntOrder/A-68-284_en.pdf. <br class="br">2013