Zack & Marlo is a business conglomerate that has subsidiaries in various countries. Since the country in which it is headquartered does not have fixed policies for child care, the company has framed its own set of policies for employees who want to
avail child-care benefits. It allows employees to purchase vouchers for child care and to avail tax benefits on the money they spend on child care. The measures taken by Zack & Marlo are an example of ________.
a. the provisions under the Head Start program
b. the collective action for social welfare
c. the privatization of child care
d. the interventionist approach to child care
Answer: c
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