Rationing was designed to limit the use of goods in short supply so everyone could get a fair share of them. These goods included butter, sugar, meats, gasoline, and nylon stockings.
1950
The Americans and the Britons adapted to the rationing system and were quite clever at growing food and running a black market to augment the rationing system. Women learned to make recipes with powdered eggs, powdered milk and ersatz coffee.
Food rationing kept prices down. In fact, one of the main purposes of rationing by coupons was to prevent, or at least drastically limit, rationing by price. (Without rationing by coupons, shortages would have driven food prices sky high, and no government wants riots during a difficult war).
Rationing :)
The System under which a government agency decides fair shares is Rationing
Purchases of consumer goods
to limit the purchase of consumer goods i believe
Rationing
Immigration in the U.S.
Ration
Rationing.
Price ceiling
Price ceiling
That system is designed in a way where one branch can limit or check the other two branches, thus preventing the dominance of any of them.
1950
The Americans and the Britons adapted to the rationing system and were quite clever at growing food and running a black market to augment the rationing system. Women learned to make recipes with powdered eggs, powdered milk and ersatz coffee.
Rationing goods