free market vs. regulated market theme
We are asked to what extend the government should be allowed to intervene in private economic transactions. For example, should the government be able to say that elevators must be inspected once a year or make antitrust laws?
Examples
The free market utopian space colony Libra was contrasted with a world that was stagnating because of over-regulation in "Libra" (1978).
2 total · 1 choice · 1 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Libra (1978) | choice | A utopian space colony unfettered by government regulation was contraposed with a world that was stagnating under the inept control of an international planning commission. |
| novel: The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966) | major | The revolutionaries touted the virtues of unregulated free markets. In practice, a generally unregulated free market existed on the Moon except where exchange involved the Lunar Authority. |