The Situation That Occurs When People Take Advantage of Some

question 41

Multiple Choice

The situation that occurs when people take advantage of some public good or common resource without paying their fair share of it is called

• A) externality.
• B) human nature.
• C) the free-rider problem.
• D) the path of least resistance problem.
• E) the tragedy of the commons problem.

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Definitions:

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Peter Lewinsohn

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