No blueprint exists for transforming an
economy from one with a great deal of government control to one based almost
solely on free market principles. Yet the experience of the United Kingdom since
1979 clearly shows one approach that works: privatization, in which
under-performing state-owned are sold to private companies. By 1979, the total amount of debt, liabilities, and losses for state-controlled enterprises in the UK topped 3 billion annually. By selling off many of these companies, particularly those in the depressed industrial sector, the government decreased its debt burden and ceased pumping public funds into money losing enterprises. According to government spokesperson Alistair McBride, "Far from past practice of throwing good money after bad, the Queen’s government this year expects to take in 34 billion from the procee A. government control can be based on free market principles. B. privatization is the only way out for UK’s economic development. C. state-owned enterprises can benefit a lot from privatization. D. a major transformation in economic system is feasible. [简答题]destination economy
[简答题]hypothetical economy
[简答题]Genetic Testing
Genetic testing is transforming medicine and the way families think about their health. As science uncovers the complicated secrets of DNA, we face difficult choices and new challenges. About Genetic testing The year was 1895 and Pauline Gross, a young actress, was scared. Gross knew nothing about the human-genome (基因组,染色体组) project—such medical triumphs, but she did know about a nasty disease called cancer, and it was running through her family. "I’m healthy now," she often told Dr. Aldred Warthin from at the University of Michigan, "but I fully expect to die an early death." At the time, Gross’s prediction was based solely on observation: family members had died of cancer; she would, too. Today, more than 100 years later, Gross’s relatives have a much more clinical option: genetic testing. With a simple blood test; they can peer into their own DNA, learning—while still perfectly healthy—whether they carry an inheritable gene mutat 我来回答: 提交
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