A Basic Economic Problem Encountered When Evaluating Some of the More

question 54

Multiple Choice

A basic economic problem encountered when evaluating some of the more recent environmental initiatives,such as proposals designed to halt global warming or reduce acid rain,is that

• A) economic growth will be increased in the developing countries at the expense of growth in developed countries.
• B) since environmental changes are not affected by human production or consumption, these policies have no impact on the problem.
• C) the cost of these environmental initiatives may exceed the estimated value of the benefits.
• D) since all such proposals are demonstrated to be effective, there is no means to decide which approach is best.
• E) most efforts to control pollution result in the creation of a new form of pollution; for example, reducing atmospheric pollution increases water pollution.

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