alleryStart learning →Which 1920 book by A.C. Pigou argued for taxing external harms?
AThe Economics of Welfare
BThe General Theory
CPrinciples of Economics
DThe Wealth of Nations
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The Economics of Welfare
Pigou published The Economics of Welfare in 1920, setting out the divergence of private and social interest.
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