Bureaucratic Overprovision of a Public Good Could Occur Because

question 150

Multiple Choice

Bureaucratic overprovision of a public good could occur because

• A) of a failure of minimum differentiation.
• B) of rational ignorance among voters.
• C) voters want more of the good than do bureaucrats.
• D) bureaucrats attempt to maximize efficiency.

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