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A way helping depressed regions by having wage subsidies lower business taxes and capital subsidies has been suggested as ?

Correct answer: C. interventionist policies.

  • A. New classical economists.
  • B. Left wing theorists
  • C. interventionist policies.
  • D. monetarists.

Explanation

Wage subsidies, lower business taxes, and capital subsidies are government interventions designed to stimulate employment and investment in depressed regions. They therefore represent interventionist policies rather than a purely monetarist or laissez-faire approach.

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