Identify each of the following situations as something that either promotes growth or retards growth. a. Increasing corruption allows government officials to steal people's homes. b. A nation introduces patent laws for the first time. c. A court order shuts down all banks permanently. d. A poor country extends free public schooling from 8 years to 12 years. e. A nation adopts a free-trade policy. f. A formerly communist country adopts free markets.
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