When a Government Wants to Solve the Tragedy of the Commons

question 88

Multiple Choice

When a government wants to solve the tragedy of the commons by banning a good:

• A)the cost of breaking the ban needs to be sufficiently low in order to be effective.
• B)it needs to change the trade-offs that producers face.
• C)the ban will only be effective if it can be easily enforced.
• D)it should obtain approval from the community before exacting the ban to be more effective.