History B Schools History Project GCSE
Laissez-faire
What Laissez-faire means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Laissez-faire
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Reference: OCR
The prevailing attitude of non-intervention, which government only abandoned later due to epidemics and political pressure.
Topics that use Laissez-faire
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- Beliefs and treatments
- Cultural beliefs and scientific progress
- Cultural shifts in science and religion
- Diet and nutrition
- Disease and infection
- Economic conditions
- Economic development and industrialisation
- Environmental pollution
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