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Unit 2 - Why Markets Fail_N

Module 2881 Unit 2: The Market System - Why Markets Can Fail 2-1. INTRODUCTION As we learned in Unit 1, in a perfect world the price mechanism can give us a perfect allocation of resources: what i...
  • kevinbarry published this 09 / 30 / 2009
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Avoiding Debt-related Social Unrest: IMF's Recipe

The historically high levels of household debt in many countries currently facing financial crisis have heightened demands for government intervention. If unaddressed, household debt distress cou...
  • James Dwyer published this 06 / 29 / 2009
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Brown - Plan B 3.0 (2008) - Synopsis

Synopsis of Lester R. Brown, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (New York and London: W.W. Norton, January 2008.) -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on June 29, 2009.
  • jensenmk published this 06 / 29 / 2009
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Institutions Defined

This paper attempts what Joe Stiglitz thought was not worth the bother: defining an institution.
  • oroncesval published this 06 / 23 / 2009
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Economics notes: Unit 2 - Why Markets Fail

Notes in basic economics - imperfections and monopoly. This is chapter two of a free book: "An Introduction to Economics"
  • kevinbarry published this 05 / 31 / 2007
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