DIFFERENT ROLES OF GOVERNMENT IN THE ECONOMY

There are four important roles played by the government in an economy, namely:

  1. The regulatory role;
  2. The promotional role;
  3. The entrepreneurial role; and
  4. The planning role.

The first three roles of the state are elucidated in the following pages.

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