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Bread satisfies man’s wants directly: and the demand for it is said to be direct. But a flour mill and an oven satisfy wants only indirectly, by helping to make bread, etc., and the demand for them is said to be indirect. More generally:—
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Marshall, A. (2013). Joint and Composite Demand. Joint and Composite Supply. In: Principles of Economics. Palgrave Classics in Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137375261_33
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