ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -So then, while Smith was sympathetic to laissez-faire proponents, he was not totally committed to laissez-faire economics. He was not as rigid nor as minimalistic as laissez-faire economists advocate. He did not see laissez-faire principles as absolutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -We know Adam Smith today as the father of laissez faire ("to leave alone") economics. This is the idea that government should leave the economy alone and not interfere with the “natural course” of free markets and free trade.

Detailed explanation-3: -Laissez-faire economics is a theory that says the government should not intervene in the economy except to protect individuals’ inalienable rights. In other words, let the market do its own thing. If left alone, the laws of supply and demand will efficiently direct the production of goods and services.

Detailed explanation-4: -Often, laissez-faire capitalism is also referred to as free market capitalism or market capitalism. Simply put, laissez-faire translates to “leave us alone” meaning that the government should remain out of the economy and instead allow individuals to freely carry out their own economic affairs.