Changing the Ownership of the Ocean from Common Property to Private

question 172

Multiple Choice

Changing the ownership of the ocean from common property to private property would

• A) ensure that this resource would be allocated in a more efficient manner.
• B) ensure that this resource would be allocated in a less efficient manner than under common property rights.
• C) not be economically desirable.
• D) result in no appreciable change in efficiency of utilization of this resource.

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