The incentives for providing public goods tend to be few. Why is this?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Note that nongovernmental institutions may lack the necessary resources to provide public goods.
2, Discuss how it is difficult to exclude those who do not pay from receiving the good.
3, Explain how government overcomes the free rider problem by providing the good and requiring everyone to pay for it.
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Which of the following failed to be awarded representatives and senators due to political reasons such as having a less-than-reassuring record of self-government?
A. Puerto Rico B. Hawaii C. American Samoa D. District of Columbia
The Cold War refers to the period from 1946 to 1989 in which
A) foreign policy presented few challenges to American hegemony. B) the world remained basically peaceful due to the memories of world war. C) the prestige of the executive branch fell dramatically. D) the U.S. and Soviet Union threatened one another with nuclear destruction. E) the U.S. did not speak to the Soviet Union diplomatically.