Why are free market economies able to attain economic growth?
a. consumers can purchase all the goods they need, which causes firms to produce more.
b. competition encourages innovation, which causes growth.
c. everyone is acting in their own self-interest, which motivates market growth.
d. firms keep producing incentives to encourage households to purchase more goods
(not a.)
which of the following results from having a nation having conflicting economic goals? a. the nationalizing of some industries b. the need to rank choices in order of importance c. the need for economic safety nets d. government regulation of domestic industries
(not a.)

after a more than a decade and a half of combating al qaeda (aq) in afghanistan and pakistan,

the united states faces a diverse array of threats from al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and

africa. while senior al qaeda figures reportedly remain based in pakistan, the network includes

a number of affiliates across the middle east and africa including al qaeda in the arabian

peninsula (aqap), al qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim), and al shabaab. al qaeda also

retains a small but possibly growing presence in afghanistan. u.s. officials have stated that al

qaeda still maintains a foothold in syria through its ties to hay’at tahrir al sham (formerly

known as the nusra front), though the exact nature of that relationship may be evolving. this

report examines the threat posed by al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and africa as described

by u.s. officials and outside observers, as well as the u.s. approach to date in responding to these

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