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Under what conditions will the political process provide an inefficient amount of a public good?


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Competition

The rivalry among businesses to sell their goods and services to consumers, typically considered healthy for stimulating innovation and keeping prices competitive.

Natural Scarcity

Refers to the finite availability of resources that are limited by nature and cannot be replaced or regenerated quickly enough to meet the increasing demand.

Monopoly Profit

The excess earnings that a firm can achieve when it is the sole provider of a product or service with no close substitutes, due to its market power.

Contrived Scarcity

An artificial limitation of supply to increase prices, often practiced by monopolies or through regulatory constraints.

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