Question

What role does the government play in the economy's circular flow?

Answer 1

Depends are we talking capitalism, or socialism.

In capitalism there is no government intervention in the Economy, no laws, nothing.

In socialism, the government controls all of the economy, Tarriffs, Hours, etc.

So the government is supposed to play the middleman to help the people, but also the businesses, as such the united states had introduced less work hours, to help increase the productivity of the workers, which did indeed work.