The natural consequence of a thoroughgoing over-all price control which seeks to perpetuate a given historic price level, in brief, must ultimately be a completely regimented economy.

• 价格管制往往能在短期内显现出成效。它可能会在一段时间内运作得很好，尤其在战争时期，它会因人们的爱国意识和危机感而获得支持。