The Economics of Political Choice
Friedrich A. Hayek
About this video
This video examines Friedrich A. Hayek’s ideas on government interference and taxation. Hayek believed politicians would always have a special interest in controlling and appeasing the groups on which their power depended. Therefore, the distribution of the tax burden would necessarily favor some groups over others. Taxes tend to interfere with private interests and the creation of new competition, which is the most effective way to ensure efficiency in any industry.
Credits
Digitized by New Media-UFM. Guatemala, March 2011
Director: Suzanne Campbell-Jones; narrator: Eben Wilson; Hayek: Wolf Kahler; research: Kate Riley, David Mansanares, Sarah Penny, Peter Watts; stills research: John Raybould; production manager: Deborah Kermode; production accountant: Rebecca Philpott; sound: Steeve Beech, John Collins, Alfonso Porres, Mark Ritchie, Eric Williams; dubbing mixer: Andrew Sears; camera: Jeff Cordia, Guillermo Escalon, Chip Goebert, Tim Johnson, Tom Zannes; on-line editor: Bill Ogden; editor: Paul Bernays; written and produced by: Eben Wilson
Conversion: Mario Estrada; index: Stephanie Araneda; content reviser: Sofía Díaz; publication: Daphne Ortiz, Sofía Díaz
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The Economics of Political Choice
Friedrich A. Hayek
About this video
This video examines Friedrich A. Hayek’s ideas on government interference and taxation. Hayek believed politicians would always have a special interest in controlling and appeasing the groups on which their power depended. Therefore, the distribution of the tax burden would necessarily favor some groups over others. Taxes tend to interfere with private interests and the creation of new competition, which is the most effective way to ensure efficiency in any industry.
Credits
Digitized by New Media-UFM. Guatemala, March 2011
Director: Suzanne Campbell-Jones; narrator: Eben Wilson; Hayek: Wolf Kahler; research: Kate Riley, David Mansanares, Sarah Penny, Peter Watts; stills research: John Raybould; production manager: Deborah Kermode; production accountant: Rebecca Philpott; sound: Steeve Beech, John Collins, Alfonso Porres, Mark Ritchie, Eric Williams; dubbing mixer: Andrew Sears; camera: Jeff Cordia, Guillermo Escalon, Chip Goebert, Tim Johnson, Tom Zannes; on-line editor: Bill Ogden; editor: Paul Bernays; written and produced by: Eben Wilson
Conversion: Mario Estrada; index: Stephanie Araneda; content reviser: Sofía Díaz; publication: Daphne Ortiz, Sofía Díaz