Free To Choose (1980) From the Cradle to the Grave
The welfare state arises from the attempt to do good with other people’s money. Such attempts always fail because: Nobody spends somebody else’s money as carefully as his own. Welfare is supply driven. Those spending the money use force to collect it and to insure those receiving it use it for "right" purposes. Good intentions are corrupted by bad means. Friedman visits the United States and Britain.
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
- From the Cradle to the Grave
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 30 August 1986
Release Year
- 1980
Start Time
- 11 : 30
Finish Time
- 12 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Episode
- 4
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
- The welfare state arises from the attempt to do good with other people’s money. Such attempts always fail because: Nobody spends somebody else’s money as carefully as his own. Welfare is supply driven. Those spending the money use force to collect it and to insure those receiving it use it for "right" purposes. Good intentions are corrupted by bad means. Friedman visits the United States and Britain.
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)
Subjects
- Economic policy
- Capitalism
- Free enterprise
- History, Modern--1945-1989
- History, Modern--1989-