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Non-Market Transfers of Goods and Services
Beyond market exchanges, goods and services can be transferred through several other methods. These non-market transfers are characterized by features that distinguish them from market transactions, such as being non-reciprocal (like gifts), involuntary (like theft or government orders), or personal rather than impersonal (like exchanges between family members).
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