Pollution and Other Negative Externalities Arise Because

question 157

Multiple Choice

Pollution and other negative externalities arise because

• A)there are no enforceable property rights to open-access resources
• B)legislators cannot agree on what to do about them
• C)they are the price consumers are willing to pay for production of goods and services
• D)private property rights to pollute are controlled by businesses
• E)science cannot decide how to control them

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