Price controls
id:
price-controls-174-4562083
title:
Price controls
text:
Price controls are restrictions set in place and enforced by governments, on the prices that can be charged for goods and services in a market. The intent behind implementing such controls can stem from the desire to maintain affordability of goods even during shortages, and to slow inflation, or, alternatively, to ensure a minimum income for providers of certain goods or to try to achieve a living wage. There are two primary forms of price control: a price ceiling, the maximum price that can be
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Governmental restrictions on prices
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_controls
date created:
2004-11-19T00:45:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T17:16:05Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q3218843","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3218843"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/%22Prices_charged_in_this_store_will_not_exceed_those_indicated_in_the_most_recent_list_of_Fair_Prices_applicable_to_this_-_NARA_-_512556.jpg","width":2207,"height":3000}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16