Free To Choose (1980) Who Protects The Worker?
Unions sometimes protect some workers - their members - but usually at the expense of other workers. Government protects its employees and special groups of workers at the expense of other workers. Both unions and government restrict freedom. Friedman explains how the competition of employers for the talents of workers leads to the highest wages and best working conditions.
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
- Who Protects The Worker?
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 27 September 1986
Release Year
- 1980
Start Time
- 11 : 30
Finish Time
- 12 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Episode
- 8
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
- Unions sometimes protect some workers - their members - but usually at the expense of other workers. Government protects its employees and special groups of workers at the expense of other workers. Both unions and government restrict freedom. Friedman explains how the competition of employers for the talents of workers leads to the highest wages and best working conditions.
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-