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Featured entry: Global public goods

Public goods that cannot be provided by one country acting alone but only by the joint efforts of many (strictly, all) countries. Some economists, along with global institutions such as the UN, reckon that such goods include international law and law enforcement, a stable global financial system, an open trading system, health, peace and enviromental sustainability.

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Essential Economics

The Economics A-Z is adapted from "Essential Economics", by Matthew Bishop (interviewed here), published by Profile Books.


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