In the 1990s, Free Trade Appeared to Be the Best

question 32

Multiple Choice

In the 1990s, free trade appeared to be the best way to achieve economic growth

• A) but was soon abandoned in favor of mercantile economies.
• B) and has been sustained without fail until the present.
• C) but it also caused downturns and inequalities, prompting protests around the world.
• D) but computer modeling has determined that growth is not possible in a free-market economy.
• E) but defies the economic theories of Adam Smith.

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