The tyranny of the market why you can't always get what you want - Waldfogel, Joel, 1962-; ProQuest (Firm) (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007)
Theory -- Markets and the tyranny of the majority -- Are "lumpy" markets a problem? -- Empirical evidence -- Who benefits whom in practice -- Who benefits whom in the neighborhood -- Preference minorities as citizens and consumers -- Market solutions and their limits -- Market enlargement and consumer liberation -- Fixed costs, product quality, and market size -- Trade and the tyranny of alien majorities -- Salvation through new technologies -- Policy solutions and their limits -- Government subsidies and insufficient demand -- Books and liquor: two case studies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Consumers' preferences; Majorities; Supply and demand; Social choice; Free enterprise; Electronic books