Archive for Willie E. Nelms
Winners and Losers
Mr. Nelms is a professional librarian in Virginia. Critics of the free market are hard to please. While they may applaud the opportunities offered and praise entrepreneurial effort, they frown upon the person who gains success. Charges of monopoly, price gouging, and selfishness are leveled. Envy of the competitor who succeeds in the market leads [...]
1Dec1980 | Willie E. Nelms | 0 comments | ContinuedIdeas that Serve
How business is built through serving customersand lost when they are no longer satisfied.
1Jul1978 | Willie E. Nelms | 2 comments | ContinuedGeorge Mason and Individual Rights
A great help and advisor to great men.
1Sep1977 | Willie E. Nelms | 0 comments | ContinuedBritish Booksellers Learn to Compete
How a Nineteenth Century effort at retail price maintenance was broken to the advantage of the reading public.
1Nov1974 | Willie E. Nelms | 0 comments | Continued-
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