Free To Choose (1980) 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.
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?
Primary Title
- Free To Choose
Episode Title
- The Tyranny of Control
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 16 August 1986
Release Year
- 1980
Start Time
- 11 : 30
Finish Time
- 12 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Episode
- 2
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- 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?
Episode Description
- 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.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Economic policy
- Capitalism
- Free enterprise
- History, Modern--1945-1989
- History, Modern--1989-
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Milton Friedman (Host)
Contributors
- David Filkin (Director)
- Michael Latham (Producer)
- Public Broadcasting Service (Production Unit)
- Robert McKenzie (Speaker)
Subjects
- Economic policy
- Capitalism
- Free enterprise
- History, Modern--1945-1989
- History, Modern--1989-