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  2. Economic growth - Wikipedia

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    For example, the UK Government recognises that "Government can play an important role in supporting economic growth by helping to level the playing field through the way it buys public goods, works and services", [81] and "Post-Pandemic Economic Growth" has been featured in a series of inquiries undertaken by the parliamentary Business, Energy ...

  3. Laissez-faire - Wikipedia

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    In The End of Laissez-faire (1926), one of the most famous of his critiques, Keynes argues that the doctrines of laissez-faire are dependent to some extent on improper deductive reasoning and says the question of whether a market solution or state intervention is better must be determined on a case-by-case basis. [120]

  4. Terms of service - Wikipedia

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    User notification upon modification of terms, if offered Among 102 companies marketing genetic testing to consumers in 2014 for health purposes, 71 had publicly available terms and conditions: [ 4 ] 57 of the 71 had disclaimer clauses (including 10 disclaiming liability for injury caused by their own negligence)

  5. Free-rider problem - Wikipedia

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    The free-rider problem in social science is the question of how to limit free riding and its negative effects in these situations. Such an example is the free-rider problem of when property rights are not clearly defined and imposed. [4] The free-rider problem is common with public goods which are non-excludable and non-rivalrous. Non ...

  6. Power purchase agreement - Wikipedia

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    A power purchase agreement (PPA), or electricity power agreement, is a long-term contract between an electricity generator and a customer, usually a utility, government or company. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] PPAs may last anywhere between 5 and 20 years, during which time the power purchaser buys energy at a pre-negotiated price.

  7. Ad hoc - Wikipedia

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    In other fields, the term could refer to a military unit created under special circumstances (see task force), a handcrafted network protocol (e.g., ad hoc network), a temporary collaboration among geographically-linked franchise locations (of a given national brand) to issue advertising coupons, or a purpose-specific equation in mathematics or ...

  8. Sharing economy - Wikipedia

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    The sharing economy is a socio-economic system whereby consumers share in the creation, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods, and services. These systems take a variety of forms, often leveraging information technology and the Internet, particularly digital platforms, to facilitate the distribution, sharing and reuse of excess capacity in goods and services.

  9. Socialist economics - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam adopted an economic model it formally titled the socialist-oriented market economy. This economic system is a form of mixed-economy consisting of state, private, co-operative and individual enterprises coordinated by the market mechanism. This system is intended to be transitional stage in the development of socialism.