Principles of Economics 2e
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Author: Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro
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Chapter 11, Problem 31CTQ
In the middle of the twentieth century, major U.S. cities had multiple competing city bus companies. Today, there is usually only one and it runs as a subsidized, regulated
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