Jared works at a software firm. He is promoted to the post of senior engineer after three years of employment. Despite his promotion, he has to cut down on purchases as his cost of living has almost doubled within the same time period.This situation best represents _____.

Central to the free-rider problem is the fact that:

a. it is relatively easy to organize groups of like-minded people for action. b. interest groups are most likely to develop in systems that provide people multiple points of access to influence policy. c. interest groups often focus on a particular area of policy at the exclusion of others. d. people want the benefits of an interest group's effort without having to join it.

One of the central claims of globalization is that it undermines the sovereignty of nations

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.