| The Distorted Economy 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Blomqvist, H. (Author), Lundahl, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 033380208X ISBN-13: 9780333802083 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: An economy does not always work according to idealized textbook models. Frequently, economic systems are subject to wide-ranging distortions and require remedy via subsidy and taxes to restore their social optimum. In"The Distorted Economy," Hans C. Blomqvist and Mats Lundahl describe how to tackle the various distortions on goods and factor markets and apply their analytic framework to several case studies such as the trade policy of developing countries, apartheid in South Africa and socialist planned economies. The authors offer an important and timely analysis of the cause, effect and resolution of distortions in the economy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics |
| Dewey: 330.126 |
| LCCN: 2002022416 |
| Lexile Measure: 1260 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.56" W x 8.96" (1.13 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An economy does not always work according to idealized textbook models. Frequently, economic systems are subject to wide-ranging distortions and require remedy via subsidy and taxes to restore their social optimum. In The Distorted Economy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Mats Lundahl describe how to tackle the various distortions on goods and factor markets and apply their analytic framework to several case studies such as the trade policy of developing countries, apartheid in South Africa and socialist planned economies. The authors offer an important and timely analysis of the cause, effect and resolution of distortions in the economy. |