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Economic Policy
Learning Objectives

In general, after you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should understand the following:

  • the history of government intervention in the economy
  • the government's role in stabilizing the economy through macroeconomic mechanisms
  • how the government regulates to control environmental pollution, which is an important area of microeconomic regulation
  • the number and effect of proposals to balance the federal budget



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