Government Policies Have the Potential to Overcome Private Market Barriers

question 8

Multiple Choice

Government policies have the potential to overcome private market barriers and improve development outcomes; all of the following are reasons why many policies observed in practice fail to achieve their potential except:

• A) They are poorly designed
• B) Policy makers pursue selfish interests
• C) They are poorly implemented
• D) They distort private market outcomes

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Definitions:

Hydroxyl Group

A functional group consisting of an oxygen atom bonded to a hydrogen atom (-OH), which is found in alcohols and many other organic molecules.

Ribose

The 5-carbon sugar present in RNA and in important nucleoside triphosphates such as ATP.

Leader Sequences

Short sequences of amino acids at the beginning of the synthesis of a protein that signal where in the cell it should be localized.

Ribosomes

Cellular structures responsible for protein synthesis, found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells.