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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/31 · May/June 2018 · Q131 Mark

Which government policy is intended to correct 'market failure'? A guaranteed minimum prices for farmers producing certain agricultural products B imposition of taxes on factories releasing pollutants into rivers C rent controls on housing occupied by low income individuals D the provision of free books for children of poorer households

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  1. [1] B

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Topic
Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2018 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 13.

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