This subject shows how and why governments become involved in private sector activity. It emphasises the theoretical justification for regulation, the nature of market failure justifying the regulation and the consequences. Topics include cost-benefit analysis, public enterprise, deregulation and privatisation, competition policy, trade and industry theory and policy.

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