Keyword: Rivalness (was: [ox-en] Oekonux introduction)
- From: Stefan Merten <smerten oekonux.de>
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:25:45 +0100
Keyword: Rivalness
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Term to classify goods
* Rival: If consumed by one not available for a second
* Example: Food
* Rival goods can be limited
* Abundance of a rival good makes rivalness less important
* Non-rival: Each consumption is independent of each other
* Example: Information, sunlight
* Inherently not limited
* Scarcity must be imposed by external means
* Anti-rival: The good is more useful if it is consumed by many
* Happens through network effects
* Example: Telephone
* Markets of material goods are based on rival goods
.. admonition:: Conclusion
Free Software is an anti-rival good
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