Comments on: Externalities – Social Costs and Social Benefits http://www.plain-sense.com/2008/02/07/externalities-social-costs-and-social-benefits/ For students and friends of economics Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:36:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: frank patton http://www.plain-sense.com/2008/02/07/externalities-social-costs-and-social-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 frank patton Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:11:32 +0000 http://plainsenseeconomics.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/externalities-social-costs-and-social-benefits/#comment-4036 About your note of governments, in a great many decisions government is part of the problem by allowing corporate take over of a commons or ecosystem for their gain and governments do it in many ways. The present example is the tar sands in Canada. Water, air, animal life and the end product that is created creates even more problems or externalities. With our present economic system as you point out, there's no solution. ... this is the invisible hand at work (as presently defined). It's very depressing. About your note of governments, in a great many decisions government is part of the problem by allowing corporate take over of a commons or ecosystem for their gain and governments do it in many ways. The present example is the tar sands in Canada. Water, air, animal life and the end product that is created creates even more problems or externalities. With our present economic system as you point out, there’s no solution.

… this is the invisible hand at work (as presently defined). It’s very depressing.

]]> By: Doug Gentry http://www.plain-sense.com/2008/02/07/externalities-social-costs-and-social-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Doug Gentry Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:50:00 +0000 http://plainsenseeconomics.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/externalities-social-costs-and-social-benefits/#comment-9 Thanks - I'm glad these are a help. <br/><br/>Two ways to find things on the blog. First, look in the right hand column for various topics/labels. I try to keep fundamental topics there that my students might be looking for. <br/><br/>The other way is to make use of the search box in the upper right hand corner. Blogger/Blogspot (my blog host) maintains this, but you might be able to find some topics that I haven't added to the labels on the right. Thanks – I’m glad these are a help.

Two ways to find things on the blog. First, look in the right hand column for various topics/labels. I try to keep fundamental topics there that my students might be looking for.

The other way is to make use of the search box in the upper right hand corner. Blogger/Blogspot (my blog host) maintains this, but you might be able to find some topics that I haven’t added to the labels on the right.

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