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free rider

Dictionary of Political EconomyDictionary of Political Economy
A person who chooses to receive the benefits of a "public good " or a "positive externality " without contributing to paying the costs of producing those benefits. [See also: public goods , externality ]

 

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Absolute advan...Acquittal
Agency problem
Agency problem...Agency problem...Aggregate dema...
Aggregate supp...Allocation
Anarchism
Appropriation ...Aristocracy
Authorization ...
Autocracy

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