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Words matter.
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She got it right when others got it wrong.
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Not Just What, But How
The indispensability of free-market prices.
JANUARY 12, 2012 by STEVEN HORWITZ
Only in a free-market economy, characterized by the private ownership of capital, could we figure out not just what to produce, but how best to produce it.