(A) A democratic government that decides it is
inappropriate to own a particular industry has in no
way abdicated its responsibilities as guardian of the
public interest.
(B) The ideal way for a government to protect employee
interests is to force companies to maintain their
share of a competitive market without government
subsidies.
(C) The failure to harness the power of self-interest is an
important reason that state-owned industries perform
poorly.
(D) Governments that want to implement privatization
programs must try to eliminate all resistance to the
free-market system.
(E) The individual shareholder will reap only a minute
share of the gains from whatever sacrifices he or she
makes to achieve these gains.
6. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage
about the privatization process in the United Kingdom?
(A) It depends to a potentially dangerous degree on
individual ownership of shares.
(B) It conforms in its most general outlines to Thomas
Palne’s prescription for business ownership.
(C) It was originally conceived to include some giving
away of free shares.
(D) It has been successful, even though privatization has
failed in other countries.
(E) It is taking place more slowly than some economists
suggest is necessary.
7. The quotation in line 39 is most probably used to
(A) counter a position that the author of the passage
believes is incorrect
(B) state a solution to a problem described in the