the labor market:

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the labor market:

by \'manpreet singh » Fri Aug 23, 2013 12:24 am
During the past decade, the labor market in France has not been operating according to free market principles, but instead stifling functioning through its various government regulations restricting the hiring and firing of workers.

a-principles, but instead stifling functioning through its various government regulations restricting the hiring and firing of workers
b-principles, instead it has been functioning in a stifled manner as a result of various government regulations that restrict the hiring and firing of workers
c-principles, rather functioning despite being stifled as a result of government regulations that variously restrict worker hiring and firing
d-principles; the hiring and firing of workers is restricted there by various government regulations, its functioning being stifled
e-principles; instead, its functioning has been stifled by various government regulations restricting the hiring and firing of workers
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by vinay1983 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 1:12 am
It should be instead and not rather than or but instead.

However my option is between B and E

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by bharath2787 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:31 pm
Parallelism knocks out A, C and D ..

Second clause should open with a noun/pronoun .. the labor market has been/has been

Between B and E ... i am not really sure..

i think it s the meaning, functioning in a stifled manner/ its functioning has been stifled

and also as a result of is wordy!

more views please..
Bharath