Which of these is a central argument of Keynes's General Theory?
A)Competition does not allocate resources efficiently in a modern industrial economy.
B)Full employment can be maintained even during a major recession if wage rates are lowered far enough.
C)Modern industrial economies do not tend automatically toward full employment rates of output.
D)Money does not play an important role in either causing or curing recession.
E)Government can best stabilize the economy by letting the market system automatically adjust toward full employment.

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Keynes argued that modern industrial economies do not tend automatically toward full employment rates of output, which requires active government intervention to stabilize the economy.

Which of These Is a Central Argument of Keynes's General