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MARKET FAILURE: A condition in which a market does not efficiently allocate resources to achieve the greatest possible consumer satisfaction. The four main market failures are--(1) public good, (2) market control, (3) externality, and (4) imperfect information. In each case, a market acting without any government imposed direction, does not direct an efficient amount of our resources into the production, distribution, or consumption of the good.
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PHENOMENON An event or action that is subject to investigation, analysis, and explanation using the scientific method. Phenomena are the sorts of things that science seeks to explain. They can be common events, like the blowing wind, or unusual, like the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time wandering around the shopping mall seeking to buy either car battery jumper cables or a dozen high trajectory optic orange golf balls. Be on the lookout for vindictive digital clocks with revenge on their minds. Your Complete Scope
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In his older years, Andrew Carnegie seldom carried money because he was offended by its sight and touch.
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"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. " -- Vince Lombardi
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