In general, economists tend to prefer market-based policies.

一般而言，经济学家倾向于以市场为基础的政策。

Now, he wonders whether the government really wants a unified food policy, or whether they would prefer no policy at all, to keep their friends in industry happy.

现在，他想知道政府是否真的想要一个统一的食品政策，或者他们是否希望不施行任何政策，以取悦他们的工业界朋友。