Mali has paid the price for that laissez-faire policy.

BBC: Camel train in the desert

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is preparing a report calling for a big rethink of Britain's laissez-faire export policy.

ECONOMIST: British exports: Trading out of trouble | The

In his term of office the UK Treasury adopted a laissez-faire energy policy which has left the UK with one of the lowest shares of renewable energy in Europe, despite having one of the best potentials for renewable power.

BBC: G8 leaders to set emissions goals

While antitrust policy across the Atlantic has veered between the activism of the Clinton administration and the relative laissez-faire of the Bush years, it has shown consistency.

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