Free To Choose 1980, Vol. 2: The Tyranny of Control
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Overview
Free To Choose® is the ground-breaking PBS television series featuring Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist. Filmed on location around the world, these programs have helped millions of people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom.
The Tyranny of Control
Government planning and detailed control of economic activity lessens productive innovation and consumer choice. “Good,” “better,” “best” are replaced by “approved” or “authorized.” Friedman shows how “established” industries or methods seek government protection or subsidization in their attempts to stop or limit product improvements which they don’t control. Friedman visits India, Japan and the United States. Moderated by Robert McKenzie, featured participants include: Milton Friedman, Richard Deason (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers), Donald Rumsfeld (President, G.D. Searle & Company), Helen Hughes (Director of Economic Studies, World Bank), and Jagdish Bhagwati (Professor of Economics, MIT).