Difference between revisions of "Artificial scarcity"
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* [[Subsidies]], which may be subsidies to production (usually creating surpluses) or subsidies to consumption (usually creating shortages). | * [[Subsidies]], which may be subsidies to production (usually creating surpluses) or subsidies to consumption (usually creating shortages). | ||
* [[Cartels]] | * [[Cartels]] | ||
| + | * [[Copyright]] - Grants authors a limited monopoly to copy and distribute their works. | ||
These actions are used to artificially prevent [[market failure]], artificially preserve profits for producers, or artificially reduce costs for a certain group. Therefore, a state of complete abundance will crash any market economy. | These actions are used to artificially prevent [[market failure]], artificially preserve profits for producers, or artificially reduce costs for a certain group. Therefore, a state of complete abundance will crash any market economy. | ||