Define the Term Free Riding

question 22

Essay

Define the term free riding. Identify a free-rider problem that people might encounter in their everyday lives. Explain what makes the situation a free-rider problem, or how the key elements of the free-rider problem are present in the situation you describe. Discuss how the free-rider problem is relevant for politics and how government may help mitigate the negative effects of free riding in some situations.

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Definitions:

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