How Are Future Generations Represented in the Political Bargaining Over

question 16

Multiple Choice

How are future generations represented in the political bargaining over environmental policies?

• A)Politicians thinking about their long-term careers consider how future voters will react to their policies.
• B)Parents vote for politicians who will promote the best policies for their children.
• C)Diplomats who represent their governments at international conferences are also parents and grandparents who are concerned about their descendants' future.
• D)Bureaucratic agencies create contingency plans that include different scenarios about the effects of environmental policies,including future generations.
• E)There is no real mechanism for representing the interests of future generations in today's bargaining.

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