The Inequalities of Equalisation
Friedrich A. Hayek
About this video
Inequalities are everywhere in society. Friedrich A. Hayek argued that a market system could not operate without some degree of inequality because some people’s earning power is greater than others. He explained that in a truly free market system, competition can gradually reduce inequalities. One of Hayek’s great contributions was to show how a free market reduces inequalities more effectively than political measures, which try to do so through privileges. In this video, competitive sport is used to analyze Hayek’s thoughts on inequality, privileges, risk, and wealth redistribution.
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 Inequalities of Equalisation
Friedrich A. Hayek
About this video
Inequalities are everywhere in society. Friedrich A. Hayek argued that a market system could not operate without some degree of inequality because some people’s earning power is greater than others. He explained that in a truly free market system, competition can gradually reduce inequalities. One of Hayek’s great contributions was to show how a free market reduces inequalities more effectively than political measures, which try to do so through privileges. In this video, competitive sport is used to analyze Hayek’s thoughts on inequality, privileges, risk, and wealth redistribution.
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