Why Do Some People Believe Informal Decision Making Is Unfair

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why do some people believe informal decision making is unfair?

• A) Parties interested in the proposed rule have no notice that a rule was proposed.
• B) Parties interested in the proposed rule cannot comment.
• C) Parties interested in the proposed rule have no idea what types of evidence the agency has received from other sources.
• D) Parties interested in the proposed rule cannot comment until the rule is already published.
• E) Most people believe informal decision making is fair.

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they are available for everyone to use without reducing availability to others, such as public parks or national defense.

Common Resources

Resources that are non-excludable but rivalrous, meaning they are available to everyone, but one person's use diminishes another's ability to use it.

Nonrival in Consumption

A characteristic of some goods where one person's consumption does not reduce the availability of the good for consumption by others.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good or service where it is not possible to prevent people who have not paid for it from having access to it.