I see it as a distributed computing resource allocation system.
Yes, good. Markets are a means of exchanging information via price signals. Prices distill a lot of information about production, distribution, and consumption into a single number. All the effort behind “I, Pencil” is output in the price of a pencil, and I can compare my need to that cost.
Yes, good. Markets are a means of exchanging information via price signals. Prices distill a lot of information about production, distribution, and consumption into a single number. All the effort behind “I, Pencil” is output in the price of a pencil, and I can compare my need to that cost.
See also the economic calculation problem.