A sociologist attends meetings at all the schools and churches in his community over several years, and meets as many residents as he can for the purpose of exploring all facets of the community's social life. He then compiles a detailed description of the community. He is conducting a(n)

Cooperation among oligopolies runs counter to the public interest because it leads to underproduction and high prices. in an effort to bring resource allocation closer to the social optimum, public officials attempt to force oligopolies to compete instead of cooperating. consider the following scenario: suppose that the presidents of two auto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid suvs. this illegal communication would violate which of the following laws? the sherman antitrust act of 1890 the robinson–patman act of 1936 the celler–kefauver act of 1950 the clayton act of 1914

One result of recent migration trends is that the workforce in europe has become

Brazil trades with the united states more than it does with any other country. industrially, the private sector has made brazil one of the most advanced countries in latin america, with massive investment taking place since 1996. still, over 1 million people live in state-owned housing and millions more are covered by government operated health care. these facts show that brazil has a a) mixed economy. b) market economy. c) command economy. d) traditional economy.