Instructions: _∙ Identify Each Item. Give an Explanation or Description of of the Item

question 37

Essay

Instructions:
_∙ Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
_∙ item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Massachusetts Bay Company

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Definitions:

Regulatory Capture

A situation where regulatory agencies are dominated by the industries they are supposed to be regulating, leading to decision making that benefits the industry at the expense of the public good.

Economic Efficiency

A situation in which it is not possible to improve overall economic welfare by reallocating resources amongst individuals, implying no waste is occurring.

Deregulated Industry

An industry where government restrictions on business operations, such as price controls and market entry, have been reduced or eliminated.

Pork-Barrel Politics

involves government spending for localized projects secured primarily to bring money to a representative's district, often criticized as wasteful or aimed at gaining political favor.