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QUASI-PUBLIC: A good or activity that is some, but not all characteristics of a public good or activity. The term quasi-public is often used in connection with business activities that are privately controlled, but which are authorized by government legislation. The Federal National Mortgage Association is one example. Quasi-public is also commonly used in reference to goods that have one but not both of the key characteristics of a public good--nonrival consumption or nonexcludability of nonpayers. Information are transportation examples of quasi-public goods in which nonpayers can be excluded from use (like a private good) but are nonrival in consumption (like a public good).
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SEVEN ECONOMIC RULES A set of seven fundamental notions that reflect the study of economics and how the economy operates. They are: (1) scarcity, (2) subjectivity, (3) inequality, (4) competition, (5) imperfection, (6) ignorance, and (7) complexity.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time driving to a factory outlet trying to buy either a stretchable, flexible watch band or high-gloss photo paper that works with your printer. Be on the lookout for fairy dust that tastes like salt. Your Complete Scope
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A half gallon milk jug holds about $50 in pennies.
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"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. " -- Annie Dillard, essayist
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