Market Failures: Why Markets Don’t Always Work

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A factory dumping toxic chemicals into a nearby river cuts its own costs while residents absorb higher healthcare bills and a damaged water supply, the case study behind the reading's negative externality. On the positive side, education counts too, since a more informed workforce benefits the whole community beyond the student who paid tuition, and the FDA regulates drug information to close the gap between doctors and patients.

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