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Which of the following governmental actions is LEAST likely to increase national debt?
 
  A) macroeconomic stimulus plans
  B) unemployment benefits
  C) corporate bailouts
  D) T-bond sales

Question 2

Why does privatization typically occur? What types of industries are candidates for privatization?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Privatization, or the conversion of state-owned property to privately owned property, occurs when countries believe that private firms could bring additional investments and manage the operations more efficiently than the government. Most state-owned enterprises that are sold to the private sector are unprofitable, undercapitalized, and overstaffed. Telecommunications firms are commonly privatized because governments can't afford to keep up with technological changes.



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