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externality
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"In economics, we call that externality," she said.
In traditional economics-speak, hidden costs are known as externalities – spillover effects from production that are caused by one party but paid for by another.
Analysts think environmental externalities may come under greater scrutiny for waste-to-energy projects selling offsets as the global carbon market evolves beyond the Clean Development Mechanism to a new U.N.-run program.
“We create prosperous and exclusive communities, but in so doing also create neighborhoods with concentrated despair — the externality of stockpiled opportunity.”
"The relevance of global externalities is very important, and the conceptualization of alternate land uses is very important."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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