... , it is possible to conceive of an economy that is planned, but that uses prices to implement the plan. The operation of decentralised planning is based on the conclusions from the analysis of perfect market economies: - A perfect market economy in long-run equilibrium uses resources efficiently - Material motivation (profit maximisation) leads producers to supply more goods ... which they are, where they live, how they work and play, and how they relax. Consumers are manipulated by advertising and cultural conformism (Gottendier, 2000). This perspective argues that each country has a na...

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