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Market failures

Market failures occur when free exchange produces outcomes that harm people not involved in the transaction (pollution), or when one party has vastly more information (used car markets), or when the product requires trust you can't verify (financial services)—situations where markets alone won't self-correct. Recognizing these isn't anti-market ideology; it's acknowledging that some problems require coordination mechanisms beyond price signals.

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