Review Article
The Ethics of Rationing of Critical Care Services: Should Technology Assessment Play a Role?
Box 1
Necessary factors for free market competition [
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1. Sufficient buyers and sellers of an economic good to avoid a monopoly | 2. The good is homogeneous among all producers | 3. Perfect information is available to buyers and sellers | 4. No barriers to entry and exit in the marketplace | 5. The good must not produce any secondary benefits to others |
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