Government policies have a role to play in the economy, but technological and market forces are often far more powerful.

Years before Pokémon went, The New Yorker published a cartoon showing four people ... case for two contentious issues: the role of government in a demand economy, and the role of globalization ...

Ethnic violence rarer in countries where free market dominates than in those where state plays greater economic role ... countries where the government plays an extensive role in the economy.

The driving principle behind laissez-faire economics is that the less the government is involved in the economy, the better off business, and society as a whole, will be. It is a French term that ...

economists say the overall impact of the boycott on the Danish economy will be small. More significant will be the effects the cartoon controversy has on the Danish society, says Toger Seidenfaden ...

Is there a role for government in the economy? Yes, says Heritage analyst Karen Campbell--but the government must focus on maintaining economic stability. Fiscal responsibility is an important ...

She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues and has also revised and edited educational materials for the Greater Richmond area. The proper role of government in a capitalist ...

To help the economy, the government should develop a comprehensive energy policy, increase regulations for the mortgage industry and get its spending under control, said Nick Carter, Democratic ...

The government is ramping up its initiatives aimed at economic recovery by creating unprecedented opportunities for private sector involvement. This was highlighted by Deputy Minister of Finance ...

Sometimes the unvarnished truth comes from one’s harshest critics, but a cartoon about the U.S. from the Chinese government has ... directing MarketWatch's economic, political and regulatory ...

Stephen Saideman, Ph.D., and David Steinberg, M.A., compiled data for a large number of countries on their levels of ethnic conflict and the extent to which the government versus the free market ...

A new study in the journal International Studies Quarterly reveals that ethnic violence is actually much less likely in countries where the free market predominates than it is in countries where ...