Question 37 • CMS 2026-2027 Economics and Personal Finance INITIAL CREDIT
Adam Smith’s ideas favored a free market in which people could own property and make economic decisions with limited government interference. Individual ownership of property supports private enterprise, while open competition and freedom of choice let consumers and producers decide what to buy, sell, and produce. Fixed prices and communal ownership do not reflect these principles.
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