The Main Point About Public Choice Theory Is That

question 7

Multiple Choice

The main point about public choice theory is that

• A) most politicians are corrupt.
• B) there is adverse selection in the selection of elected officials.
• C) elected officials never compromise the public interest in order to gain votes.
• D) most civil servants act solely in the public interest.
• E) the choices of public officials may be governed more by their own self- interest than the public interest.

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Definitions:

Coercive Power

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Cross-Generational Procedure

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Idle Rich Hypothesis

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Hatfields And McCoys

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