The Distorted Economy

by Hans C. Blomqvist and Mats Lundahl

An economy does not always work according to idealized textbook models. Frequently, economic systems are subject to wide-ranging distortions and require remedy via subsidy and taxes to restore their social optimum. In The Distorted Economy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Mats Lundahl describe how to tackle the various distortions on goods and factor markets and apply their analytic framework to several case studies such as the trade policy of developing countries,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033380208X
• ISBN13: 9780333802083
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 9.0"