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World Service,26 Feb 2002,13 mins

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A look at liberalism, defined here as the idea that the state should interfere as little as possible in people's economic affairs and social behaviour. Examples are seen in the writings of Adam Smith, including 'The Wealth of Nations', Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.

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