There Are 25,000 Families in a Small Community That Are

question 55

Multiple Choice

There are 25,000 families in a small community that are affected by air pollution from a local factory. The air pollution could be reduced if the company spent $10,000 on upgraded ventilators. The company agrees to install the ventilators if the families in the community contribute the $10,000. Since there are so many families they fail to come to a resolution to which they will all agree. This outcome is an example of the

• A) free-rider problem.
• B) drop-in-the-bucket problem.
• C) Coase theorem.
• D) collective action problem (that arises when there are too many parties involved).

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