Год выпуска: 2005 Издательство: Страниц: 0 ISBN: 0871546264
Описание
Book DescriptionThe last quarter century has seen a broad, but qualified, belief in the efficacy of market organization slide into an unyielding dogma that the market, as unconstrained as possible, is the best way to govern virtually all economic activity. However, unrestricted markets can often lead to gross inequalities in access to important resources, the creation of monopolies, and other negative effects that require regulation or public subsidies to remedy. In "The Limits of Market Organization," editor Richard Nelson and a group of economic experts take a more sophisticated look at the public/private debate, noting where markets are useful, where they can be effective only if augmented by non-market mechanisms, and where they are simply inappropriate. "The Limits of Market Organization" examines the appropriateness of markets in four areas where support for privatization varies widely: human services, public utilities, science and technology, and activities where market...
