Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Free-Rider

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the free-rider problem?

• A) higher the cost of organizing, the more serious the free-rider problem
• B) bundling together nonmarket action and services for interest group members increases the free-rider problem
• C) free-rider problem does not affect the funds available for nonmarket action
• D) higher the costs of collective action, the less prevalent the free-rider problem

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