To understand how poverty, inequality, and discrimination affect an economy, _______ analysis is used. To determine whether a government should try to reduce inequality in the name of social justice, _______ analysis is used.

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Positive analysis is used to understand factual relationships without making judgments about them, such as the effects of poverty, inequality, and discrimination on an economy. Normative analysis involves value judgments about what ought to be, such as whether a government should act to reduce inequality for social justice.

To Understand How Poverty, Inequality, and Discrimination Affect an Economy