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The True Cost of a Thing

Money For the Rest of Us

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The Hidden Costs and Imbalances of Consumer Goods

Exploring the concept of externalities and the negative impact of buying cheap consumer goods, this chapter discusses the evolution of dollar stores and the trade deficits caused by an imbalance in trade with overseas manufacturing.

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