The Fact That a Group of Individuals Would All Benefit

question 101

Multiple Choice

The fact that a group of individuals would all benefit from draining a swamp but that any individual can shirk his or her part of the duties illustrates the concept of

• A)free riding.
• B)negative externalities.
• C)positive externalities.
• D)collective optimization.
• E)groupthink failures.

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