Private Provision of Public Goods Fails to Occur Because

question 17

Multiple Choice

Private provision of public goods fails to occur because

• A)the free rider problem causes overproduction of the good.
• B)the free rider problem prevents collection of sufficient revenue.
• C)the price of the privately supplied public good must be zero.
• D)both a and c
• E)both b and c

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