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A-LevelEconomicsBasic Economic Ideas and Resource AllocationMay/June 2019Paper 1 Q21 Mark

A government wants to move its economy away from central planning towards a market economy. Which policy would be consistent with this aim?

Aintroduce tariffs on imported goods
Bprivatise the ownership of electricity generation
Cprovide free education for primary school pupils
Dreduce prices of foods such as wheat and rice

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2019 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Basic Economic Ideas and Resource Allocation and is worth 1 mark.

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