Suppose That All Countries in the World Agree That It

question 41

Multiple Choice

Suppose that all countries in the world agree that it is important to undertake policies to reduce global warming and its associated negative economic effects. If the countries agree to undertake these policies, the prisoner's dilemma setting that this situation places the countries in would lead one to conclude that

• A)each country will have an incentive not to implement the agreed upon policies.
• B)smaller countries will implement the agreed upon policies, but larger countries will not.
• C)each country will have an incentive to implement the agreed upon policies.
• D)larger countries will implement the agreed upon policies, but smaller countries will not.

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