Building on the Philosophical Assumption of the Material State of Nature

Multiple Choice

Building on the philosophical assumption of the material state of nature, the so-called physiocrats argued that freedom and equality should be the standard economic principles and that the state should adopt a _________, or "hands-off", policy in that regard.

A) "leger-de-main"
B) "laissez-vite"
C) "laissez-faire"
D) "laissez-économiques"