Which policy framework favors privatization, deregulation, and integration into global markets?

• A. Export Processing Zones
• B. World Systems Theory
• C. Neoliberal Policies
• D. HDI

Answer: (C)

Neoliberal policies center on free markets, privatization, deregulation, and opening economies to global competition. Privatization shifts ownership from the state to private hands to boost efficiency and competitiveness. Deregulation removes rules that constrain business, making it easier to operate and innovate. Integration into global markets means reducing trade barriers, liberalizing capital flows, and encouraging foreign investment, so the economy becomes more connected to international markets. This combination directly matches the description in the question, making it the best fit. The other options don’t describe a policy framework: export processing zones are specific economic zones with favorable rules to attract investment, not a broad framework; world-systems theory analyzes global inequality and structure, not a policy approach; the human development index is a measure of development outcomes, not a policy framework.