Belief in the ability of an unregulated free market to solve most economic and social problems
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Market fundamentalism, also known as free-market fundamentalism, is a term applied to a strong belief in the ability of unregulated laissez-faire or free-market capitalist policies to solve most economic and social problems.[1] It is often used as pejorative by critics of said beliefs.[2]
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