How Consumer Sovereignty and Entrepreneurship Work Together

Tags: Entrepreneurship

01/08/2021 Per Bylund

Consumers are indeed sovereign, but the reason consumers can exercise their sovereignty is that entrepreneurs have already borne the uncertainty of production to make the goods available for purchase.

Original Article: "How Consumer Sovereignty and Entrepreneurship Work Together"

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