Economics for ConsumersAmerican book Company, 1939 - 638 pages |
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... supply of food under this system , as described by an English writer : " Let anyone propose to himself the problem of supplying with daily provisions of all kinds a city containing above a million of inhabitants . Let him imagine ...
... supply of food under this system , as described by an English writer : " Let anyone propose to himself the problem of supplying with daily provisions of all kinds a city containing above a million of inhabitants . Let him imagine ...
Page 73
... supply . True , it is said that both demand and supply operate like a pair of shears , and it is denied that either one alone is the more important . But whereas econo- mists for the most part have been at great pains to explain all of ...
... supply . True , it is said that both demand and supply operate like a pair of shears , and it is denied that either one alone is the more important . But whereas econo- mists for the most part have been at great pains to explain all of ...
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... supply diminishes . In- dividuals as producers concerned with their self - interest thus find it possible not infrequently to promote their own interest by limiting supply , securing thereby higher prices and expanding their profit ...
... supply diminishes . In- dividuals as producers concerned with their self - interest thus find it possible not infrequently to promote their own interest by limiting supply , securing thereby higher prices and expanding their profit ...
Contents
THE ROLE OF CONSUMERS IN ECONOMIC LIFE | 3 |
CONSUMERS CHOICE | 20 |
WHO GUIDES CONSUMERS? | 40 |
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