Free To Choose
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A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development?
- ChannelTV2
- BroadcasterTelevision New Zealand
- Broadcast PlatformTelevision
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How To Stay Free
Episode 10Saturday 11 October 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
How To Cure Inflation
Episode 9Saturday 4 October 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
Who Protects The Worker?
Episode 8Saturday 27 September 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
Who Protects The Consumer?
Episode 7Saturday 20 September 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
What's Wrong With Our Schools?
Episode 6Saturday 13 September 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
Created Equal
Episode 5Saturday 6 September 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
From the Cradle to the Grave
Episode 4Saturday 30 August 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
Anatomy of a Crisis
Episode 3Saturday 23 August 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development? -
The Tyranny of Control
Episode 2Saturday 16 August 1986A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development?
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Programme Name
- Free To Choose
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Broadcaster History
- Television New Zealand
- TV2
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- A ground-breaking PBS television series hosted by economist Milton Friedman. These programs, filmed on location around the world, aim to help people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom. The interaction between those ideas has created in the United States the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Friedman sees this success threatened by the tendency in the last few decades to assume that government intervention is the answer to all problems. In this series he focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? And can government help economic development?