| 5. | Corporate Welfare Information Center | | | database of information on United States government subsidies to corporations, including general information, specific examples, statistics, sample reform legislation, and mailing lists.
www.corporations.org |
| 6. | Broken Ladder: Government Thwarts Affordable Housing | | | An article examining the failure of public housing projects in Washington, DC, citing problems such as lack of maintenance, poor social environment, and lack of motivation for tenants. Also argues against alternative plans such as housing vouchers and subsidized construction in favor of privately owned housing.
www.policyreview.org |
| 7. | Rent Control in Ontario Canada | | | Report on rent controls in Ontario, detailing history of the issue since 1944 and common myths about rent control as well as links to past studies and articles. Argues that the rent controls are not harmful but do not go far enough.
www.geocities.com |
| 8. | Kick All Agricultural Subsidies (Kick-AAS) | | | Organization working to abolish all agricultural subsidies in the United States. Argues that agricultural subsidies in industrialized countries harm third-world farmers by denying them the opportunity to compete fairly.
kickaas.typepad.com |
| 9. | WTO: Subsidies and Countervailing Measures | | | Outlines the World Trade Organization's position on various types of subsidies and measures that can be taken to remove or counter their negative effects.
www.wto.org |
| 10. | GRRN: End Subsidies for Wasting Campaign | | | Organization working against government subsidies in the United States to industries such as mining and timber firms, waste hauling, and landfill owners, giving them an unfair advantage over sustainable and resource-conserving businesses.
www.grrn.org |
| 14. | Physician Behavioral Response to Price Control | | | Scholarly article detailing a research project studying the response of physicians to price controls. Concludes that price controls are not effective in capping rising health care costs.
www.worldbank.org |
| 16. | What Price Control Really Means | | | An article arguing against price controls on the basis that they are economically harmful and impose unnecessary limits on freedom.
www.libertyhaven.com |
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