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DEREGULATION: The reduction of government regulation of business, consumers, and market activity. The most noted period of deregulation occured during the 1970s and 1980s in response to criticisms that economic regulation inhibited rather than promoted competition. Key industries deregulated during this period were transportation, communications, and banking industries. Social regulations were also relaxed.
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ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY Obtaining the most consumer satisfaction from available resources. In other words, resources are allocated in such a way that consumer satisfaction is at its highest possible level. This is also termed either efficiency or economic efficiency.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time wandering around the shopping mall trying to buy either several magazines on time travel or 500 feet of telephone cable. Be on the lookout for defective microphones.
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John Maynard Keynes was born the same year Karl Marx died.
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