It May Be Easy for Two Neighbors to Agree to Drain

question 6

Multiple Choice

It may be easy for two neighbors to agree to drain a meadow, which they possess in common, to grow crops. However, when the meadow is much larger and reaches thousands of people, the solution is more difficult because

• A) decision making is nearly impossible with so many people.
• B) factions would form that would ultimately destroy the meadow for everyone.
• C) the problem of the tyranny of the majority would be impossible to control.
• D) the people involved would suffer from the free rider problem.

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