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Main Determinants of Elasticity of Demand

Nature of the commodity The nature of a commodity determines elasticity of demand. Those products that are necessary in life are generally less elastic. The demand for comfort products have neither very elastic nor very inelastic because changes in prices results to relative changes in demand. Lastly, the demand for luxurious goods is very elastic. […]

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Public Goods

Public goods are those that can be consumed by more than one consumer. They have two distinct characteristics, one of them is non-rivalry. This means that many people can consume the available goods without diminishing or reducing its value. An example is the benefit from street lights by an individual does not in any way

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Police Defectiveness In Constitutional Due Process

Police Defectiveness In a typical state, the police department should be a law enforcement agency responsible for providing security, besides promoting peace within the community and amongst its citizens. However, research shows that the department has, over the course of history, and at one time, remained unsatisfactory and substandard. The shortcomings and weaknesses have affected

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Middle-Class Delinquency’s Relationship to Gangs in the United States

Crime, delinquency, and gangs in the United States have traditionally been linked to children from low-income families. Nevertheless, the figure of crimes committed by children from the middleclass has increased in recent years(Siegel & Senna, 1994). Violent youth who appear to be beneficiaries of the society hasgenerated a breed of delinquents who are financially secure.

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Is It Possible To Establish A Society In Which There Is No Stratification Based On Class?

Stratification – the differentiation of people according to property, power and prestige – exists in all societies throughout the world. Indeed functionalism theorists argue that stratification is necessary and inevitable to ensure people with special skills, knowledge and attitudes take up the most important jobs (Rose, 2015). On the other hand, conflict theorists argue that

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