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Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire

Genesis, decline and revenge of an ideology

201510.01h 20m

Overview

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.

Directed by Ruggero Arenella
Written by Ruggero Arenella, Riccardo Donat-Cattin
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Top Cast

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Self (archive footage)

Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende

Self (archive footage)

Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman

Self (archive footage)

John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes

Self (archive footage)

John Perkins

John Perkins

Self (archive footage)

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Naomi Klein

Self (archive footage)

Karl Marx

Karl Marx

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Sankara

Thomas Sankara

Self (archive footage)

G

Giovanni Agnelli

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

politicseconomic theoryideologyglobal economyeliteeconomydebtpovertyeconomicshistoricalunemploymentneoliberalismfree marketsocial issueseconomic problemswestern societyeconomic inequalityzeitgeistfinanceregression

About Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire is a documentary, history film released in 2015 exploring themes of politics, economic theory, ideology, global economy, elite, economy. Directed by Ruggero Arenella, it stars Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Salvador Allende. A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.

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