The tyranny of the market : why you can't always get what you want / Joel Waldfogel.

Author/creator Waldfogel, Joel, 1962-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Descriptionix, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Theory -- Markets and the tyranny of the majority -- Are "lumpy" markets a problem? -- Empirical evidence -- Who benefits whom in practice -- Who benefits whom in the neighborhood -- Preference minorities as citizens and consumers -- Market solutions and their limits -- Market enlargement and consumer liberation -- Fixed costs, product quality, and market size -- Trade and the tyranny of alien majorities -- Salvation through new technologies -- Policy solutions and their limits -- Government subsidies and insufficient demand -- Books and liquor: two case studies.
Local noteLittle-351323--305131030452R
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index.
LCCN 2007000531
ISBN9780674025813 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674025814 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HF 5415.32 .W35 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold