Free Trade-Politics Interplay

Economists and political thinkers have mulled over the relationship between politics and commerce for years, all of whom stress that if this relationship is not defined properly, it may lead to adverse results. According to the findings of economists, a government is not a good merchant and the public good depends on the separation of politics and commerce, Mousa Ghaninejad, an economist, prefaced his article for the Persian economic daily Donya-e-Eqtesad with this note. 
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This separation has two aspects: One requires the prevention of the government’s direct participation in economic activities, or ownership of enterprises, while the other is the influence of politicians and government officials in spearheading economic activities toward personal or group interests.