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You’ve heard endless debate about the trade deficit, but what about its evil twin, the budget deficit? In this episode, Mark Thornton untangles the truth behind the so-called “twin deficits,” revealing why trade imbalances aren’t necessarily bad, and how government borrowing distorts investment, fuels inflation, and we
Part One: The Nature of Gratuitous Goods Chapter 2 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 63–94 in the print edition.
Part Two: Gratuitous Goods in a Free Economy Chapter 7 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 219–246 in the print edition.
Part Two: Gratuitous Goods in a Free Economy Chapter 8 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 247–260 in the print edition.
The Introduction to Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 1–28 in the print edition.
Part Three: Gratuitous Goods and the State Chapter 12 of Abundance, Generosity, and the State: An Inquiry into Economic Principles audiobook. From pp. 364–392 in the print edition.
