The techniques of regulation used in the U.S. are (a) meant to solve

The techniques of regulation used in the U.S. are

(a) meant to solve basic problems, but they create others.
(b) meant to re-enforce the “decisions of the marketplace.”
(c) meant to manage problems rather than solve them.
(d) designed to make the economy more efficient than is possible with only the free market mechanism.

ANSWER

(a)