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Unit 2.8(2): Market failure - merit goods and demerit goods

Merit goods, demerit goods and public goods are all associated with significant market failure. When this happens there is an important role for state intervention to correct these market failures. The concepts of merit, demerit goods and public goods were developed extensively by Professor Richard Musgrave (UCLA).

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