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Why state-owned companies and government agencies are much more likely to engage in unfair predation than are private firms  ? Why the controversial assertions made in the trendy book Freakonomics are almost entirely wrong  Entertaining, persuasive, and based on dozens of economic studies spanning decades, Freedomnomics not only shows how free markets really work--but proves that, when it comes to promoting prosperity and economic justice, nothing works better.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49598330077457,"sku":"GOR007659517","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50385704386833,"sku":"CIN1596985062G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50393259737361,"sku":"CIN1596985062A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50420171276561,"sku":"CIN1596985062VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1596985062.jpg?v=1750926722"},{"product_id":"are-predatory-commitments-credible-book-john-r-lott-jr-9780226493558","title":"Are Predatory Commitments Credible?","description":"Predatory pricing has long been a contentious issue among lawmakers and economists. 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