What Arguments Are Made in Favor of a Free-Market Economy

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What arguments are made in favor of a free-market economy? What are the arguments made by those who favor a large regulatory role for government? Consider issues such as economic productivity,economic inequality,and the extent of corporate welfare.Also,how do the recent corporate scandals,beginning with the collapse of the Enron energy trading company,enter into this debate?

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