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The Theory of Externalities and the Provision of Public Goods

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Public Goods and the Public Sector

Part of the book series: Macmillan Studies in Economics ((MSE))

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Reverting to pure theory, let us recall some of the typical theorems of the firm and the household based on the pure independence assumption referred to in the opening paragraphs above.1

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© 1972 Maurice Peston

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Peston, M. (1972). The Theory of Externalities and the Provision of Public Goods. In: Public Goods and the Public Sector. Macmillan Studies in Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01153-7_2

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