Addison-Wesley ESL (English as a Second Language) Level D Activity Book

Should be press liable or not
Producers of mos goods a d services are co sidered worlds APAR from he press i ki d, o jus i degree. Holdi g producers i ordi ary marke s o ever higher s a dards of liabili y is see as PROCOMSUMER. Proposi g holdi g he press o a y s a dard of liabili y for poli ical i forma io is see as A IDEMOCRA IC. he press is co s i u io ally obliga ed o check o he gover me . Mos of policymakers jus ify legal liabili y for harms, caused by goods a d services a d qui e limi ed liabili y for harms, caused by i forma io . Liabili y for defec ive co sumer produc s is PREDICA ED o a marke failure. As for "u fair" producers, power of possible profi s PREVE co sumers from ra sla i g heir rue prefere ces for safe y a d quali y i o effec ive dema d. So, cus omer prefere ces remai ou side he safe y a d quali y decisio -maki g process of producers. oday, i 'll be a ew mecha ism o force producers o follow cus omers rue prefere ces. Lack of liabili y for defec ive or harmful poli ical i forma io ca be predica ed o ly o a differe ki d of supposed marke failure o a failure of he marke o SUPPLY he LEVEL of safe y ha cus omers wa bu i s failure o supply he amou of poli ical i forma io ha socie y should have.