3. Government tries to combat
market inequities through regulation,
taxation, and subsidies. Governments
may also intervene in markets to
promote general economic fairness.
Maximizing social welfare is one of the
most common and best understood
reasons for government
intervention.
5. In general terms, the death rate
from air pollution is higher in
countries that have a higher
level of pollution. With low
GDP levels, overall health and
healthcare quality is likely to
increase the burden of pollution-
related disease.
7. World
1 Jun 2010 · Raw material supply
shortage. European coatings
manufacturers are bracing
themselves for a prolonged period
of shortages in key raw materials.
... For a number of raw materials,
there have been production
outages and plant shut downs,
which have made matters worse.
9. Electricity prices generally reflect
the cost to build, finance, maintain,
and operate power plants and the
electricity grid (the complex system
of power transmission and
distribution lines). Some for-profit
utilities also include a financial
return for owners and shareholders
in their electricity prices.
11. An environmental factor,
ecological factor or eco factor is
any factor, abiotic or biotic, that
influences living organisms.
Abiotic factors include ambient
temperature, amount of sunlight,
and pH of the water soil in which
an organism lives.