In the post World War II era price controls have been used as part of anti-inflationary policy. 在第二次世界大战之后的年代里，物价管制被用作反通货膨胀政策的一部分。
S. could also impose price controls if it wanted to do so, but these would be counterproductive because they would discourage discovery of new drugs. 但是如果需要的话，美国也能强加物价管制，可这些将会起到反作用，因为其将阻止新药的发现。
