In 2011, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., reported revenues that were nearly the same as the country of Norway (both totaling just over 400 billion dollars). This helps to illustrate what critique of world-systems theory

Crowding out is a phenomenon focused upon most by the macroeconomists of whereby a government deficit interest rates, which in turn private investment spending. this group also believed that fiscal policy is the only thing that can lower natural unemployment. is just as effective in countering recessions as monetary policy. can be used most of the time, but monetary policy becomes a better option when velocity is fluctuating. should be used only if the central bank follows a monetary policy rule. faces problematic lags in propagating changes throughout the economy.