USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which economic policy argues that government should limit any interference in the economy?
A
socialism
B
laissez-faire
C
mercantilism
D
protectionism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Laissez-faire is a policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society.

Detailed explanation-2: -Laissez-faire is an economic philosophy of free-market capitalism that opposes government intervention. The theory of laissez-faire was developed by the French Physiocrats during the 18th century. Laissez-faire advocates that economic success is inhibited when governments are involved in business and markets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pillars of capitalism In free markets, also called laissez-faire economies, markets operate with little or no regulation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Laissez-faire economics is a theory that says the government should not intervene in the economy except to protect individuals’ inalienable rights. In other words, let the market do its own thing. If left alone, the laws of supply and demand will efficiently direct the production of goods and services.

Detailed explanation-5: -free trade, also called laissez-faire, a policy by which a government does not discriminate against imports or interfere with exports by applying tariffs (to imports) or subsidies (to exports).

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