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Lesson· Bottlenecks, Linkages and Intermediate Goods· 3 of 6

O-Ring model

Alex Tabarrok
Alex TabarrokGeorge Mason University

The O-Ring theory of development deals with how firms and economies are organized when one weak link in the production process can destroy the entire value of production. The model has implications for wages, inequality, and big push theories of development.

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